This car will start with either but won't stay.

Tiny
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This car will start with either but won't stay going for long unless driven as soon as you let off accelerator is goes dead what could be the issue. Will not start without either

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Thursday, March 21st, 2013 AT 10:06 PM

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Tiny
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I would suggest starting by doing a compression test. If everything is well over 100PSI, then test the fuel pressure and check for big air leaks.
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Thursday, March 21st, 2013 AT 10:31 PM
Tiny
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The coil wasn't making spark could this be it
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Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 AT 11:10 PM
Tiny
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No, not necessarily. There are other components that play a part in that also and it needs to be troubleshooted properly. I seriously doubt that is even true because you said it ran on ether. It can't run without spark
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Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 AT 11:24 PM

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