Q: car stalls every time i put in the clutch

asked by on December 07, 2017

i have a 1986 Honda Accord i have replaced the battery, battery cable connectors, all belts, plugs, wires and dist cap and air filter but every time i put in the clutch it stalls and this just started yesterday

My car has 100000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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