1986 Pontiac Firebird "2 starts stops" Questions

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...and tries to die on me. If I can manage to get it on the road it will stop sputtering in about 2 minutes of solid driving and be fine till I stop, let it sit 15 minutes, and then start it again. ...

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...the car the second time the leak continued for a little while after the car was off. during these 2 inspections, a total of 17-20 minutes of idling or so the car lost about a pint of water. my ...

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...have run out of gas. You will need to turn the key on and off at a few seconds interval for about 2 minutes. This should get the fuel through and pressurise the fuel rail Once there is fuel

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...stops at 2 grand. The IAC makes nosies when I tested it. Had it in the open position reset to less than 1 1/8 and it worked for two minutes, cleaned TB, MAP, and cleaned the outside of engine. Did ...

... power loss and random misfires. My friends a mechanic and he scanned the vehicle finding that bank 2 sensor 1 was acting up on the reading. I have not yet replaced the sensor and the past few days ...

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...2. Turn the key to the RUN position and wait about 10 minutes until the security light stops flashing. 3. Without turning the key off, turn the key to the START position and see if the engine will ...

...older car might invest in wires, plugs,cap and rotor, then set the choke on the probably Rochester 2 bbl. the knock you hear might be a lifter that has lost its prime, another words once you get it ...

...today for both the drivers and the passenger's windows. Are both the motors going out in the 2 windows at the same time or possibly a problem with the relay? I tried putting the passenger side ...

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...an ohm-meter - one side of the key to the other.. Mine was 44k if I remember correctly. Get a 1/2 watt resistor for the same value from radio shack or online. pull the dash cover from under the ...

stops or is delivered at the wrong time the engine will not run or run poorly. Whenever your engine cranks but does not start, runs rough, staggers, sags or cuts off, follow this Troubleshooting Guide

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