Car loses power whilst driving and stalls occasionally.

1998 HYUNDAI EXCEL
150,000 MILES
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JUSTLER
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Car starts fine, and at time drives fine. However sometimes when accelerating the car slows down or pulls back (as if i've taken my foot off the accelerator), and I need to baby it a bit and tap the accelerator a few times or wait it out before it becomes good again and continues driving normally. As a result of this it often stalls.

This usually happens at lower speeds, and when the car has just been turned on. It seems to be a lot less noticeable once i've been driving for a while, and once I'm driving at higher speeds.

I've replaced the fuel filter.

Any advice would be great.

Thanks
Apr 2, 2012 at 12:08 AM
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RASMATAZ
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Refer to this walk thru link:http://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-hesitates
Apr 2, 2012 at 1:25 AM
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