1997 Chevy Tahoe Chevy Taho 97 motor stops while driving

Tiny
SUMMERHILL5
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  • 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE
  • V8
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 95,000 MILES
Hello. I have a 97 tahoe (great car, the name in my country is grand blazer), and latelly, when it ´s moving and I take out the feet of the gas pedal, the motor stops. I usually put the gear at neutral and turn the ignition key so that the motor starts again. Sometimes it works, sometimes I must stop and try several times before it starts (it all happens with warm motor, and it doesn ´t happen all the time).
If the car were an old one, with a carburetor, I would just adjust the "minimum gas" screw, because if I keep the gas pedal slightly pressed, it never stops, but having fuel injection system, I wonder if I must have the injectors cleaned or what else.
Forgive my poor english.
Saturday, March 15th, 2008 AT 11:29 PM

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Tiny
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The check engine light is it On?

Have the Idle air control valve and throttle position sensor
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Sunday, March 16th, 2008 AT 2:23 AM
Tiny
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No light is On. If I had to make a guess, I ´d say maybe there ´s some dirty at the gas filter, or at the injectors, but to be true, I don ´t know how the injector failure looks like, believe it or not, this is my first car with no carburetor (I had a 1980 Malibu and I loved it so much, I didn ´t want to give it up until now)

Thanks
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Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 AT 10:03 PM
Tiny
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In today's technology-you have to use special tools and equipment to troubleshoot.

Check the idle air control valve/throttle position sensor/exhaust gas recirculating valve and last the fuel pressure.
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008 AT 5:03 PM

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