# Stalling/sputtering

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/stalling-sputtering/6621>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 30, 2007, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stalling-sputtering/6621 "2007-10-30T20:03:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Jeffrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Jeffrey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jeffrey)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stalling-sputtering/6621/1 "2007-10-30T20:03:03Z")

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Hi,  
  
  
  
 I have a 1999 Ford Ranger (4 cyl)w/stickshift. Somedays it starts fine but other days it stalls when I first start the car. I’ll re-start it and it idles low and feels like it is going to stall but it doesn’t. It also idles real low when I am stopped–sometimes stalling and others not. When I re-start it at the stop I smell gas. Any suggestions?  
  
  
  
 Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 2:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stalling-sputtering/6621/2 "2007-10-31T02:31:25Z")

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You MAY have a leaking fuel pressure regulator.

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**Author:** ![Jeffrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Jeffrey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jeffrey)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stalling-sputtering/6621/3 "2007-10-31T14:13:43Z")

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If that is the case–is it expensive/hard to fix?