# Why, oh why does my car stall?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-oh-why-does-my-car-stall/179479>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 3, 2003, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-oh-why-does-my-car-stall/179479 "2003-06-03T23:44:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-oh-why-does-my-car-stall/179479/21 "2003-06-05T06:36:21Z")

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Anyone who knows Tom and Ray is a friend of mine 😃 I figured we were probably about on the same page. Have a good night.

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**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-oh-why-does-my-car-stall/179479/22 "2003-06-05T11:55:17Z")

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tasytycorn\*\*  
I believe you are correct; it wasn’t the O2 sensor.  
Still, that duct was the culprit in both instances. I think it cost me $60 for the part; the labor charge escapes me.

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**Author:** ![tastycorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@tastycorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tastycorn)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-oh-why-does-my-car-stall/179479/23 "2003-06-05T23:16:33Z")

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**BwanaBob**

[quack]Stupid ducts.[/quack]

**NurseCarmen**

Do you think we should have **Thylacinewas taken** call Tom and Ray? Could be entertaining…

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-oh-why-does-my-car-stall/179479/24 "2003-06-06T15:28:50Z")

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If it only happens once every 100 times, how do you now it’s working properly now?

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**Author:** ![scratch1300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@scratch1300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch1300)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-oh-why-does-my-car-stall/179479/25 "2003-06-06T20:56:26Z")

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**BwanaBob** , thanks. I have a '90 Ford Probe that stalls constantly when the RPMs are low, at least until it’s been driven a while. I’ll check that cardboardy thing for a tear or perforation. Maybe I could just patch it with duct tape?

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