1994 corvette I was driving down the road and it stalled sounded like it ran out of gas. I changed the fuel filter which was plugged it finally started after firing several times after it started I pressed the accelerator and it imediately stalled and will not start or fire. Could this be the computer chip in the key
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Yea , those crossfire injection vettes can be a bear sometimes . I had dealings with them 84-85 - 86 working as a tech at a chevy dealer . Don't remember much about them , haven't heard anything about them for long time .
How's the fuel pressure ? Have you put a fuel gauge on it ? I would imagine you don't have a Tech 1 scan tool ? What's the map sensor voltage at idle ?
you need to open up the throttle body and clean out the jets. if been stud for awhile you get a fuel build up as it evaporates, turns into like a dust this blocks the jets. as it gets sticky from new fuel. every time you drop the fuel pressure you are making it sick back down. then driving you are pulling it back up.
It sounds like a weak fuel pump is causing the occasional stalling, particularly when attempting acceleration at normal driving speeds. It's not unusual for it to idle with no problem if the pump is weak. Also, check the fuel lines to.from the fuel pump. If all else fails, you might consider adding an auxiliary fuel pump to counter the weak OEM pump.
I'm not sure if I know the answer, but I will throw in my experiences.
I've run across the "acts like out of gas" problem that turns out to be a fuel cap problem. The fuel cap stops up and won't let the tank vent. Just opening the cap and letting air in lets you know if that is the answer to that problem. It lets the fuel flow again and gets you home. Then change out the fuel cap.
But that doesn't explain the plugs covered with carbon.
The other experience was on an '88 Chevy S-10 pickup. It would do the same thing. It might run fine for months/miles then just on occasion, just quit like it ran out of gas. I changed the fuel filter, the gas cap, then the fuel pump, then cussed it. This went on for a year. I carried a can of gas with me. I could slop some into the throttle body and get it to fire up and go (sometimes) and sometimes just had to set 30 minutes to an hour. Finally had it looked at and it was the computer (back in the early auto computer days). I picked up a computer from the salvage yard and it never did it again.
So if all else has failed, change the computer. I think they are almost as cheap from the parts stores as the salvage yards anymore.
Hope that helps, If not, it sure brought back memories to me :)
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