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    Newbie: Idles rough, stalls when put into gear!

    Also looked at the canister and saw the vacuum tube that is supposed to route to the TBI is just sitting on top of the fender, and there is a plug in its place on the TBI side. Advice is appreciated.
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    Newbie: Idles rough, stalls when put into gear!

    UPDATE: So at the end of the week I started the truck and let it warm up (it was around 30-35) for around 10 minutes or so, then tried to drive it, as soon as I put it in D it died again. Put it in P, started back, same result. So I drove my Cruze to work instead. Once I got home (temp was...
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    Newbie: Idles rough, stalls when put into gear!

    UPDATE: This morning it was 35 degrees, and the symptoms came back, missing, running rough, almost stalling, etc. Even when going down hill, if I would try to give it some fuel, it would start its sputtering and acting like it was going to die so I had to back it off then it seemed like it would...
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    Newbie: Idles rough, stalls when put into gear!

    I'll add those to the possible list of culprits to check. I noticed it runs worse in the cold, versus the warmer days. This weekend is supposed to be in the 50's all weekend so i'll see if the problems return, or if they don't return until the cold returns. This morning (again 45 degrees) it...
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    Newbie: Idles rough, stalls when put into gear!

    Correct - the motor was a 350, not trans. The trans is a TH400, and the PO told me that it was a crate motor 350 he replaced the factory 305 with. Last night the truck stalled in 4H as well. The only time it wouldn't stall is when it was in N or 4L. The trans is a 3spd, without OD. Last night...
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    Newbie: Idles rough, stalls when put into gear!

    Thanks everyone for the help!
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    Newbie: Idles rough, stalls when put into gear!

    Ok I'll do some looking over that too. Is there a place on this forum to see the vacuum lines and their proper destinations/routes/etc. thinking about it now, there is a canister on the driver side, in front of the wheel well and behind the radiator that has two black tubes on the top, one of...
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    Newbie: Idles rough, stalls when put into gear!

    And no I haven't had a plug out yet, but that is the plan for the weekend to replace plugs. If it's running rich they'll be black right? And I was told to use ACDelco plugs as that's what came from the factory?
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    Newbie: Idles rough, stalls when put into gear!

    Ok I'll check the cap. And do the tune up. If the cap or rotor probes to be bad, where should I buy a replacement since you said the parts store replacements are junk
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    Newbie: Idles rough, stalls when put into gear!

    When I inspect the distributor cap/rotor should I automatically replace both or look for cracks, looseness, corrosion, etc?
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    Newbie: Idles rough, stalls when put into gear!

    Is it normal for these trucks/motors to get out of or jump timing?
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    Newbie: Idles rough, stalls when put into gear!

    And do I just unplug it while retiming or leave it unplugged once the timing is advanced?
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    Newbie: Idles rough, stalls when put into gear!

    Forgive my ignorance but I don't know what the ESC wire is or where it is located.
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    Newbie: Idles rough, stalls when put into gear!

    It is TBI
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    Newbie: Idles rough, stalls when put into gear!

    Ok then that's where I'll start. the truck ran "ok" until the last two or so weeks but I'll start by changing oil/filter, plugs/wires, and distributor cap/rotor. Thanks!
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    Newbie: Idles rough, stalls when put into gear!

    Hi guys! I'm new to the forum and the community, and mechanic-ing in general (I'm 25 and didn't have a mechanical type Dad). I just bought an '87 V10 as my first truck to work on, that the PO swapped a 350 into, and left two bearings out of a tranny rebuild "so it would shift hard" but all it...

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