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1986 Nova Hatchback problems


icanttype
10-21-2004, 04:51 PM
i got it for my 16th birthday my parents bought it brand new in '86 for like $6,000 or somethin and i got it for my 16th birthday didnt get my license until about a month after that its a Manual with 161,000 miles on it and i only got to drive it for about 4 days before the problem started

the problem is it stalls and when i start it, it gives itself gas and then none then some gas and then none on the very verge of stalling if i try to give it gas it stalls, sometimes if i pump the gas pedal i can get the rpms up or it stalls i've checked the all the vacuum lines and cant find anything im getting a new oxygen sensor cause it hasnt been replaced ever please help me i wanna drive sooo bad and i cant drive any other car if you have any quiestions please ask

icanttype
10-21-2004, 10:02 PM
well reaplcing the oxygen sensor did fix the problem thanks for all the help ;)

icanttype
10-23-2004, 02:59 AM
hmm well it worked for a while then i did an oil change and repalced the head cover gasket and now its starting to do it again

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