2002 Mazda Protege Idles fine, but stalls at low rpm

2002 MAZDA PROTEGE
165,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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GEARMAN
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The car starts up and idles just fine. However, when I let up off the clutch, I have to give it quite a bit of gas to prevent it from stalling out in first and second gear. It really struggles, bucking back and forth at around 2.5k rpm in first gear, and occasionally at higher speeds, but not to a very noticeable degree. Fairly consistent problem, happening 9/10 times.
Jan 15, 2010 at 11:22 AM
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KHLOW2008
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Hi Gearman,

Thank you for the donation.

Seems the problem is with the engine misfiring causing it to stall when taking off.

Were the spark plugs and related items checked?

Does engine idle correctly and smoothly without any load?
Does abrupt throttle opening at idle causes any hesitation or misfires?
Jan 15, 2010 at 11:33 AM
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