Cold engine likes to die Options

[PaddyTapps]

So believe it or not, it's been a little chilly in Florida the past few days. By chilly I mean low to mid 40s. I know its snowing in other parts of the world but for FL, it's chilly! I started my car Monday, turned over just fine and then promptly the rpm's fell to 0 and it died. I tried again, same thing. I thought if i drive it some it'll warm up and be fine. It died 3 more times when the clutch was pushed if, so i had to keep my foot on the gas so it wouldn't die used my left foot to brake to get to work. after about 5-10 minutes of that it would run without dying. I'm thinking that the battery's ok, else it wouldn't have turned over at all correct? Anybody have an idea why a cold engine would die like that? I'm stumped.

This post has been edited by PaddyTapps: Mar 27, 2013 - 3:38 PM

[PaddyTapps]

Im having some difficulty figuring out what the idle speed valve and IAC are and where they are located. I searched the repair manuals on here but came up with nothing. I need to go get a Haynes repair manual or something similar I just haven't gotten around to it. Can anyone shed some light on the subject? Some updated info on symptoms: after the spark plugs and wires change as well as oil and filter change, the car starts up just fine but after I drive for a while and the engine warms up, when I push the clutch in to come to a stop the rpms fall way way low and the engine starts sputtering and sometimes dies. Not all the time though, I can usually save it with a blip on the throttle but stop and go traffic is like a dance between the gas, brake and clutch pedals! talk about a pita...