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car starts but dies right away

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i have recently pulled my engine out to put oil pan and rear main seals in and when i go to start it it starts but dies right after that and if i press on the gas it will stay running but if i let off it dies did i forget to plug in a sensor or something? could it be my iac,tps,o2? any help would be greatly appreciated
 

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See "Surging Idle Checklist for help with all your idle/stall problems. The first two posts contain all the updates to the fixes. I continue to update it as more people post fixes or ask questions.
 

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car stalling

If u can get someone to keep the car running, so u can check the timing I had a similar problem to this yesterday. Hope this helps
 

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This just happened to me, I needed and ignition coil and module...
 
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