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Car dying in reverse

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  • Start date Start date Sep 19, 2005

will_95gt

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Ok, i am new to my car and the stick shift as well. So, when this first started happening i figured it was cuz i was just doing something wrong. But, now i'm pretty sure somethings up. I can't sit idle in reverse for longer than a few seconds or it dies.

What do u guys think?
 

WhiteDevil

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So if you push the clutch in and put it in reverse it will die, even if you keep the clutch in?
 

HISSIN50

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WhiteDevil said:
So if you push the clutch in and put it in reverse it will die, even if you keep the clutch in?
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Hey bud, didnt you have some issue kind of like that not long ago? I have read of a fix that worked for a peep or two, but I cant remember what those folks did.
 

Zero Signal

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Mine likes to almost die in reverse too, not sure why. I just keep the revs up.
 

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HISSIN50 said:
Hey bud, didnt you have some issue kind of like that not long ago? I have read of a fix that worked for a peep or two, but I cant remember what those folks did.
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Yeah for one whole day, if i started to move the car in reverse it would cut out and die. Then the next day it went away and hasnt been back since(about a week). I have no idea what the problem was.
 

CManT1914

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WhiteDevil said:
Yeah for one whole day, if i started to move the car in reverse it would cut out and die. Then the next day it went away and hasnt been back since(about a week). I have no idea what the problem was.
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Just ignore it, maybe it will stay away, lol.
 

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I know my car likes to hunt for the idle while in reverse and clutch pedal down

But I'm talking like a difference of 100-200 RPM deviation on either direction.
 

will_95gt

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well if i have the clutch in, it doesn't die really, but like while i'm backing up I have to keep my rpms up higher than i should to keep it running and if i just sit there in reverse with the clutch in its almost like i can tell its hurtin and the rpms are a little low.
 
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