While driving down the road my truck randomly dies then starts again. If I'm stopped it dies, when putting it into gear it dies. I don't know what's going on. Can someone please help me?

Asked by 96_gmcSIERRA_1500 Mar 20, 2015 at 11:11 PM about the 1996 Chevrolet C/K 1500

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

If stopped the only way to keep it
running is to keep the engine revved.

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Throttle positioning sensor located on the throttle body or on the breather depending on which model you have

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Hm, maybe vacuum leak? I would check for that because if it stalls at idle but runs fine when revved, I would check for a vacuum leak first thing.

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