Pushing BRAKES causes engine to STALL

jackocooper
Fri, 21 Apr 2017 23:37:47 +0000
Maintenance/Repairs

Hi there,

My first post on here. A bought an 1988 Alfa 75 3.0 V6 last year and having recently encountered an issue where by pushing the brake pedal causes the engine to run rough. I pressed the pedal 3 times repeatedly and the engine cut out. Now every time I start the engine, it cuts out after a few seconds. Any ideas?

[I]INFO:
The brakes are [B]stiff[/B] (after a few pumps) when the engine is [B]off[/B], however [B]sink [/B]all the way to the floor when the engine is [B]started[/B]. I bled the brakes last week in the correct order, however no luck.

When the car is at low RPM and about to stall, there is a loud clunking noise coming from the rear left of the car (underneath).This doesn’t happen when we the clutch is pushed down.

The car hasn’t been driven for a couple of years, however has been running fine since this happened[/I]

Thanks for your help!

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