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Betty Beard Kesler Posted on Nov 06, 2014

2000 Chrysler stalls while at stop sign or when I let off the gas when it is cold

When I start car and take off and go it stalls out at stop signs until it warms up. It also only gets 14 miles per gallon since this started. Had major tune up and it still happens. It has been on diagnosis tic machine and shows nothing.

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First off it is hard to diagnose cars without seeing them. That being said the most common cause of these 2 problems occurring together and being worse when the engine is cold would be a vacuum leak. Because a vacuum leak is a mechanical problem it is not computer controlled and therefore will not show up as a code until the problem is so bad that computer assisted components can no longer control it. The scanner will show higher short term fuel trim data because the computer will be adding extra fuel. ( Hence the bad gas mileage). The easiest way to find this leak is to purchase a can of carburetor cleaner. Use the plastic straw on the can and spray carefully around the intake manifold. When an air leak is found by the carb cleaner the engine rpm will rise. As you get closer to the leak spray less and less cleaner and be more aware of wear you are spraying.

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