Intermittently when the transmission is shifted into drive or reverse the engine shuts off?

1997 PONTIAC TRANS AM
150,000 MILES • 5.7L • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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YONI
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Stalls in gear it gets under load the RPMs drop car bogs drops the needle down, it tries to catch itself then ultimately shuts off. The car has a small camshaft long tubes only did this a few times when I got it in December. It makes no sense; replaced idle control valve turned up the idle helped a little bit, still shuts off sometimes. I don’t know what else to look for next move MAP sensor if that doesn't solve it i will end up selling the car. I rebuild the engine still has issues.
Aug 16, 2022 at 9:55 PM
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When you put the car in gear does it stall quickly? like a stick shift car when you let the clutch out too fast? You could have a torque converter that has fallen apart inside and is locked up. Can you shoot a quick video to show me what is happening? That way I can tell for sure what the problem is, you can upload it in your response. This guide can help out as well:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/stall-at-idle

Please run down this guide and report back.

Aug 17, 2022 at 10:47 AM