# 1986 Olds, delta 88 **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [November 24, 2008, 4:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1986-olds-delta-88/22480 "2008-11-24T04:40:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lewise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/77aa72/32.png) [@Lewise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lewise)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 4:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1986-olds-delta-88/22480/1 "2008-11-24T04:40:36Z")
What would be some reasons for the car to stall out when I slow down to stop for a traffic signal or turn a corner ?? It does this if it’s been running 15 min or an hour. I’m desparate and my mechanic can’t nail it down. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 4:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1986-olds-delta-88/22480/2 "2008-11-24T04:49:29Z")
Depending on the exact symptoms that only a road test can provide, the torque converter lock up solenoid sticking is one option. If the converter does not unlock when slowing down, it would be like not putting the clutch in on a manual transmission. If you’ve got a faulty idle air control motor also. ---
**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 5:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1986-olds-delta-88/22480/3 "2008-11-24T05:16:07Z")
The obvious things aren’t always the answer. Sometimes, the answers can be crazy ones. I had an Escort that did that. The wires on the ignition pickup were frayed badly, causing the engine to cut out for a second now and then. It stalled sometimes as you came to a stop. I had a manual transmission, so the vacuum advance was always moving the pickup whenever the driver would shift gears. My wires wore out about 1990, yours may be due about now. It’s just one more thing to check as well as the vacuum advance. Make sure it holds vacuum and isn’t stuck. Make sure the rotor isn’t damaged and that the center electrode in the distributor cap isn’t broken or missing entirely. ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 11:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1986-olds-delta-88/22480/4 "2008-11-24T11:23:32Z")
Auto or manual transmission? ---
**Author:** ![Pontiacura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbce88/32.png) [@Pontiacura](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Pontiacura)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1986-olds-delta-88/22480/5 "2008-11-24T13:22:35Z")
Uh, that would be an auto. ---
**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 12:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1986-olds-delta-88/22480/6 "2008-11-25T00:36:40Z")
Is this car carburated or injected? ---
**Author:** ![Lewise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/77aa72/32.png) [@Lewise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lewise)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 3:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1986-olds-delta-88/22480/7 "2008-11-25T03:47:40Z")
automatic ---
**Author:** ![Lewise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/77aa72/32.png) [@Lewise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lewise)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 3:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1986-olds-delta-88/22480/8 "2008-11-25T03:53:45Z")
fuel injected ---
**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 5:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1986-olds-delta-88/22480/9 "2008-11-25T05:09:37Z")
One more try. Has the check engine now or check engine soon light ever been on. Your car is so old that the computer could be gone. I had an 85 Cadillac that did that and the computer was at fault. 4.1 engine.