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87 L98 stalls when backing up a steep driveway

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Old 09-15-2007, 08:58 PM
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Since I moved to Georgia from NY.. we now live in a house with a steep driveway that has a downward slope. Since I lowered the car I can only go forward into the driveway down the slope. Now when I back up.. I notice the car doesn't like backing up the slope. It keeps wanting to stall and die if I go up slowly. I have to give it serious gas to prevent it from doing that. Is there a reason it is doing this?
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Fuel starvation?
Old 09-15-2007, 09:14 PM
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I thought that too but it had plenty of gas.
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could be a small pressure leak, or low end power fuel pump...or the position of the fuel sock in the tank
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Manual or Auto?
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Originally Posted by 4Ever21
Manual or Auto?
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