Stalling Chev Celebrity

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KEVIN.GILL
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I have an '88 Chev Celebrity, 2.8 V6 (MPI) - 370 K km. It is stalling more and more often frequently - more pronounced when cold, but even when moderately warm. The Engine Check light comes on and stays on (the first time I have seen it come on in the 15 years we have had it) The motor seems to "chuff" and splutter- pulling out of the driveway requires about 4 restarts of the motor. Get to the lights at the end of the road and it stalls again. It runs normally once I am moving on the highway and has the usual amount of power.
I changed the plug leads and plugs, and replaced the air filter last week -all to no avail.
Sep 3, 2007 at 12:41 PM
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MERLIN2021
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Kevin, the smartest thing you can do right now is have the codes read, Autozone will do it free. usually a problem like yours is fuel related, change the filter and pressure test it! The other thing, a car in your vintage may have some vacuum leaks, get a can of gumout and spray till the engine speed changes.
Sep 3, 2007 at 7:29 PM
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