Hi, I have a 1987 roadster with 12,000 miles on it. I had not driven it for about 4 years and after changing the gas it started fine and ran well, except at idle. After about 200 miles of driving it seemed to be getting worse. Now, if I take my foot off the accelerator, the engine stops even when driving on the highway. Someone told me, and I forget the exact term he used, that whatever allows air into the engine at idle is dirty/blocked. One other thing, during storage, a family of mice did make a nest on top of the engine and I had a local Corvette guy replace all the ignition wires and clean inside the engine and I know he checked the air filter. Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks, Charles

Coould very well be dirty idle air control valve. Cleaning it would be a cheap place to start.

Why do mice love to wreak havoc on stored cars!

When you changed the gas did you also purge the lines and change the filter? If not, I'm wondering what effect the 4 yr old gas in the fuel line might have had on your injectors.

One of the reasons rodents like underhood nesting is the rubber and polyproplene,they like it.......... they can eat the crap out of the engine compartment in a heartbeat.

One of the reasons rodents like underhood nesting is the rubber and polyproplene,they like it.......... they can eat the crap out of the engine compartment in a heartbeat.That is just not cool. :hater: