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Subject:Re: 91 Carat Cold Stall
From:Doktor Tim
Date:Mon, 14 Oct 2002 13:02:24 -0700

At 12:33 PM 10/14/2002, you wrote:
>  It will drive fine,
>until a stop sign, then die. Once it is warmed up it
>runs just fine.

Check the throttle switch adjustment per Bentley.

>This problem got worse after a tune up.
>It used to cold idle without any help at all, but would
>stall as above at stop signs until warm. Any suggestions?

This could be a vacuum leak or mixture set too lean or temp sensor out of
spec or fuel pressure issue or poor oxy responce or....... It's takes more
than a "tune up" mentality to sort this out objectively with a few test
observations all as given in Bentley.