1990 Chevrolet Lumina Euro 3.1 wants to die at idle

External Since: Apr 13, 2004 Posts: 63

Hello all...

I've got a 1990 Chevrolet Lumina Euro 3.1 that runs and drives well in every
way except one--sometimes at idle or when coming to a stop, it will simply
die. It always starts right back up again like nothing happened, and has
never turned on the Service Engine Soon light.

At times I get a warning in the way the tachometer behaves. The needle will
"flutter" below 1000 RPM. It doesn't always stall when it does this, but
it's a pretty good indication of whether it will or not.

William

External Since: Jul 18, 2008 Posts: 12

On Jul 20, 11:02 pm, "William R. Walsh"
<newsgrou....RemoveThis@idontwantjunqueemail.walshcomptech.com> wrote:
> Hello all...
>
> I've got a 1990 Chevrolet Lumina Euro 3.1 that runs and drives well in every
> way except one--sometimes at idle or when coming to a stop, it will simply
> die. It always starts right back up again like nothing happened, and has
> never turned on the Service Engine Soon light.
>
> At times I get a warning in the way the tachometer behaves. The needle will
> "flutter" below 1000 RPM. It doesn't always stall when it does this, but
> it's a pretty good indication of whether it will or not.
>
> William

Lots can cause it, but one to check is the fuel filter. Ever get it
changed?