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91 geo storm 2+2 stalls when put in drive or reverse


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jjsoria
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May 18, 2005, 12:12 PM

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91 geo storm 2+2 stalls when put in drive or reverse Sign In

My 91 geo storm will start up and idle but when the car is put into drive or reverse the car stalls. Any suggestions?

Thank you.


Tom Greenleaf
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May 18, 2005, 1:46 PM

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Re: 91 geo storm 2+2 stalls when put in drive or reverse Sign In

Most cars have an idle speed motor. With helper, look for what moves with throttle request first, then let helper put veh in gear it should move to cover the load.

Otherwise look for vac leaks. If veh idles low in neutral anyway it could be a few other things. Let us know...



motorheadII
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May 18, 2005, 4:26 PM

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Re: 91 geo storm 2+2 stalls when put in drive or reverse Sign In

Assuming it runs ok while in park or neutral, the problem could also be a locked-up torque converter. This condition is pretty rare, but does happen.






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