Subject: Re: Car refusing to start
>From: "Ghassan Ghattas" snipped-for-privacy@terra.net.lb
>Date: 20/07/03 02:18 GMT Daylight Time
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>If the symptoms are not showing, the engine runs very smoothly.
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>I first thought that this was happening after a long run, but today, the
>problem appeared after almost a 20 minutes drive. Even if I press the
>accelerator pedal all the way the engine struggles between 1000 to 2000 rpm,
>goes below the 1000, and continue to go lower after which it will die. A
>few minutes later I started the engine and I managed to drive the car for
>almost 1km and then stopped again. Kept driving and stopping for a few more
>times till I got home.
Change the fuel filter.
Dave Baker - Puma Race Engines
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