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Car won't stay running, stalls under throttle
Fellas,
I’m driving my Trans Am home and she starts to buck and hesitate at highway speed. I thought nothing of it. I exit the highway, she bucks pings and stalls. I look at the gas gauge and I’m a little past half. I tried starting it, nothing. I push her to gas station and fill her up and try again…nothing. Still sounds like she’s out of gas. I tow her home. Throw on the ODB Scanner, no codes. I take apart and clean the MAF sensor and check the connections and pour some fuel injector cleaner in and try to start her again. Ran for half a minute and died, without throttle. I try again feather the throttle and get a little response but once I lay on the gas she quits. I have 13 thousand miles on this car and I don’t beat up on it. Any ideas? |
I would check fuel pressure first. Sounds like a possible fuel delivery issue.
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if you do have the proper fuel pressure, try disconnecting the maf and see if it will start, if so its bad
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Thanks for the replies guys.
Guess I will be busy this weekend. Do you think the plugs would have anything to do with it? |
plugs wont make it not run
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Well guys...
Zero fuel pressure. |
check and make sure you get voltage at the plug and good ground if so the pump is done, if not could be a wire or relay
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I agree with Justin ^
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Thanks for the advice.
I replaced the fuel pump and filter and she's running again. Lesson learned, drive the car more and stay away from cheap no name gas stations. |
Did you have fun dropping the tank in your F body? When I worked for the dealer I found out what the F stood for. :) ;)
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