Q: acts like converter is pluigged rotton egg smell and all but its not and when i come to a stop it wont idle

asked by on June 25, 2016

acts like converter is pluigged rotton egg smell and all but its not and when i come to a stop it wont idle

My car has 124000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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