I just got a 1987 Pontiac Fiero Gt and everytime I park it on a hill it starts and then the rpms drop to low... any suggestions as to what may be causing this?

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Asked by whocareskoala Sep 25, 2014 at 03:51 PM about the 1987 Pontiac Fiero GT

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Manuel transmission. It works fine except
when on hills

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17,585

do you have the clutch in whan you stop cause some cars when you stop while its still in gear it will put friction on the clutch pressure plate and it will stall

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Ya I have the clutch in. The car will run for five seconds and before it can be put in gear it will stall

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I had a fiero that would do this,when it has lees than a half a tank of gas,tank is so small,when you park on hill,it would lose fuel from the fuel pump,this would explain why it only doe,s on hill.

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17,585

if it dies when u let the clutch out try reving it some manual cars have a tendancy to n ot have the idle up enough so it will shake and die

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