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 oil gauge going down and stalls

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 Posted: Sep 23, 2014 01:44AM
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Does your temorary gas tank have a vent? Maybe there's a vacuum lock? Try it with the top off the tank. 

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 Posted: Sep 22, 2014 06:52PM
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car start up fine, idles fine, when i engage to first gear it runs then when i shift to neutral it starts to idle as if it wants to die then finally stops,  i will start it again, idles fine then when i step on gas it revs bad then stalls when i release the gas pedal.. any thought??

 

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See the comments in your engine flush thread, perhaps?

Oil pressure will certainly vary with engine speed....faster engine speed means faster oil pump speed which means more oil being pumped which means more pressure.

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 Posted: Sep 22, 2014 05:23PM
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 took the mini out for a ride , 2 rounds along the block suddenly it ran sluggish and stalled, i noticed the oil gauge went down to 20, and when i try to accelerate it goes up to about 60%, shouldnt the needle stay up when the engine is running?  even at idle? what could be the problem??  it starts right up but sluggish when accelerating then stalls