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StreetKa cutting out
I own a StreetKa and the problem is that it keeps cutting out when stopping at junctions and also when setting off. Can you help please?
Asked on 27 August 2012 by plumbjob
Answered by
Honest John
Throttle position sensor or idle control valve. May just be jammed up with fuel deposits so worth trying a fuel system cleaner in the tank.
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