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Old December 5th, 2010, 1:19 PM
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Hello, My car has been misfiring for awhile when I give it a lot of gas, but recently it has been idling rough and before it never did that... at first I thought it was the fuel filter so I changed that but there was no difference. I am wondering if anyone has any sugestions
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whens the last time it had a tuneup? is the check engine light on?
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^^^^^^^^^^^ also, what kind and year of car?
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I havent had a tune up in well since ive got the car and that was a long time ago.

Its a 1998 chevy lumina 3.8

besides the new fuel filter i put in today I havent done much besides oil changes.
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to describe my problem a bit more... when I am driving if I go at a slow speed then usually everything is ok, when I stop I started to sound like it wants to stall a bit I can feel it in my petal. And if I gun it then I loose power right away and here it misfire or whatever its doing... the check engine light also flashes at some points.
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I would check the vacuum lines on top of the engine. Look for broken lines (this was my problem) or loose lines. Ended up buying a new part for 26 dollars from chevey.
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