why does the car turn off when i come to a stop

Asked by sweety05 Jul 17, 2011 at 05:14 PM about the 1988 Toyota Corolla SR5 Wagon AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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first off check your battery connection one might be loose or your positive might be getting grounded out with something. also try giving it a tune up with new plugs and wires it sounds like it might be loosing a spark, try a new distributor cap and rotor too.

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#1 reason! bad alternator! #2 reason bad i.a.c. valve(idle air control)

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