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Car cuts off

Tiny
TONY HATCH
  • MEMBER
  • 1989 OLDSMOBILE CALAIS
  • 3.3L
  • V6
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 176,000 MILES
Car cranks up and sputters and will run for about 15 minutes idling then revs up backfires and cuts off. However if I give it the gas it immediately loses power and cuts off.
Wednesday, September 7th, 2016 AT 1:45 PM

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Tiny
HMAC300
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Check fuel pressure with a gauge auto parts rent it shold be 41-47 psi key on only and check for a vacuum leak.
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-fuel-system-pressure-and-regulator
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Thursday, September 8th, 2016 AT 5:42 AM

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