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Eric Resecker Posted on Feb 19, 2015
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My Chevy cavalier 99 takes a sec to start I have to hold gas pedal to floor been like this fo at least a year I changed full regulator any suggestions it's a 2.2

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If the car is fuel injected, holding the gas pedal to the floor will actually cut off your fuel injectors - which may make it worse. You need to check fuel pressure, you want to make sure the fuel pump isn't bad. Also, check your battery.

Hope this is helpful :-)

-Scott

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 18, 2009

SOURCE: 99 cavalier fuel gauge jumps?

Hi, this is being caused by a malfunctioning sending unit that is locate inside of the tank and is part of the fuel pump assembly. replacing the sending unit will fix this issue.

Please rate and god bless:)

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 18, 2009

SOURCE: 99 chevy cavalier fuel gauge jumps

The fuel pump as a gage sender that monitors the gage in the dash. I would replace the fuel pump .
Very common problem

Good Luck

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 02, 2009

SOURCE: 99 cavalier overheats

I was just having the exact same problem with mine!! (my 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier)
It turned out that replacing all of the parts you mentioned, I just had an air bubble in my system and needed to run it with the cap off and fill it up with water as the engine ran and the air escaped.
Hope that helps you!

emissionwiz

Marvin

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  • Posted on Jun 27, 2009

SOURCE: brake pedel pushes to the floor

pump the pedal about 10 times and see if it comes back up, u need to pump the caliper pistons out after a brake job.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Sep 23, 2009

SOURCE: 96 Chevy Cavalier brake pedal to the floor

First check your brake fluid.
Either you have a failing brake booster, or you have developed a leak in one of your brake lines. If your brake line is leaking, it should be pretty evident, i.e. oily looking substance sprayed underneath the vehicle or in the wheel wells, if the booster is leaking (the large black/silver almost bowl shaped thing directly in front of the driver under the hood against the back wall) there will most likely be fluid dripping down the firewall below it, if your brake fluid is extremely low/empty, you probably have a leak, that could be at the booster or on a line, or even at the caliper/drum. If it is empty (which can make your ABS light, light up) then you have yourself a leak. Also, if the fluid is really low, you could try adding some, although you will have air in the lines if it was low enough to floor the brake, but you might be able to find the leak if you refill the fluid and cause it to spray from the leak again. Have someone watch under the vehicle while you do this.

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