1989 Chevy Corvette After 6 mo. storage, it starts but won'

1989 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
38,232 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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This one really has me stumped. I added 6 gallons of fresh gas, a bottle of "Heet" to eliminate any Water and a bottle of injector cleaner. Sometimes it really labors to turn the engine over when I jumpstart it and other times it starts within 3 seconds.
It idles fine for a minute or two, and then stops. It seems like its starving. Other times when I put it into gear it stops running, as soon as it feels the load.
It reads 14 amps at idle. The battery was installed in 2004. Cables are tight w/ no corrosion.

I'm scratching my head on this one boys.
May 5, 2010 at 12:24 AM
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Clean out the idle air control valve and EGR valve and test the throttle position and manifold absolute pressure sensors to include a fuel pressure check
May 5, 2010 at 7:56 AM
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