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car not wanting to stay running

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Old 06-20-04, 09:31 PM
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car not wanting to stay running

i think my fuel pump in the tank is going out but if i let the car sit for a lil while and crank it it will run fine for about 5 min then it will die and wont start again for like 10-15 min would taht be fuel pump or not?
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you hear anything clicking? My car did this to me for a while...But, I kept blowing my 20 fuse(engine). So the car would start and go good for about a minute, then idle rough and died. Went through my fuses and grounds. Ends up one of my fusable links was just loose. But, I heard that when the pump goes, it just goes.....
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I think I had a similar problem where I had to rewire the fuel pump up to the dash. Installed a toggle switch to cut off the fuel pump.

You might have gotten a dirty tank of gas. You can pull the lines off the carb and examine them for buildup.
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