1985 Chevrolet Chevette Hello Having Problems Again Whenever Sit Traffic More

1985 CHEVROLET CHEVETTE
43,000 MILES
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CORSICA95
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Hello. My Chevette is having problems again. Whenever I sit in traffic for more than 5 minutes, my car starts to have a rough idle. It's progressive (it starts shaking a little, then it kind of misses and if I wait too long it nearly stalls). As soon as I drive off at normal speeds for a few seconds it goes back to normal. I changed the coil, the spark plugs, the wires and the distributor cap and the problem is still there. Any idea?

Thanks.
Dec 13, 2012 at 2:25 PM
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HMAC300
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check for a vacuum leak
Dec 13, 2012 at 2:33 PM
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