Was V8 Stalling, Now severe Idle Flutter

[Zsolt]

Hey Shawn,

You didn't say if your car was a standard or auto, but if it is an auto,
low tranny fluid level can also cause it to stall when idling in gear.

Cheers,
  Zsolt

Shawn Head wrote:
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> Hey guys (and Girls),
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> Last week I posted to the list my problem with my '91 V8 stalling when
> shifting into reverse, and sometimes in drive.  Well I took another look
> at the crank case breather hoses and replaced them (well the two on top
> of the engine).  The one that goes under the air box had a hole in it
> about the size of a dime.
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> The idle was a little smoother, but still stalled when subject to
> reverse.  It is like as soon as I shift into reverse the RPM's flatline
> and either recover or it just dies.  Today, we cleaned the ISV.  It was
> pretty gunky and the cleaning smoothed out the idle even more.
> Thankfully it doesn't stall anymore =).
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> BUT..it still has a sketchy idle problem.  Again, when shifting into
> reverse, the idle drops (below 100) and then recovers.  Darn near every
> time!!  So we took a look at the fuel regulator vacuum hose.  Sprayed
> some Carb Cleaner on it to see if the idle speed changed.  It did.  So
> we are gonna replace that vacuum hose.
>
> Does all this sound pretty logical?  I mean does it sound pretty much
> like we have the problem nailed down?  Are there any other anomalies
> that we are missing that could be causing the problem?
>
> TIA
>
> Shawn Head
> '91 V8 Pearl/Nautica
> '86 CGT Tornado Red-FOR SALE 800 OBO
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> P.S. I just went through my first tank of gas in my baby *tear*.  I'd
> call it my fun tank.  14.7 MPG not to bad I'd say..expecially for
> completely in traffic driving.  Hopefully next week it'll be closer to
> 20.
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