Q: Dies during idle or when put in gear.

asked by on February 24, 2017

I recently replaced the fuel pump, fuel filter, map sensor, egr selenoid, iac valve, iac valve connector, and throttle position sensor. I will crank the truck and it will idle fine for a minute or two then die off like someone turned the key off. Or when I crank it and put the vehicle in gear it will die immediately.

My car has 256000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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