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Starting/Running problem

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Mike P

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Jun 25, 2007
mechaniscville, Maryland
Ok well the other night i went to hang out with some friends and my car started fine at my house. Once i was leaving i went to start my car and it wouldnt start. I was thinking ok the car doesnt start on the first try sometimes so i started it agian and it started then about 3 seconds later it died.

So after we push started it and it started it ran fine. But sometimes when i put the car in nutrual and brake hard or just break in general the car will just cut out. My friends and i have thought about it and checked the spark plugs and they were fine kinda loose but we tightend them up.

And on my way home tonight i had to keep revving my car up because it just wanted to die. Once i drive it a little it will run and idol fine. Then on my way home the next day when i was driving home from work i was in 5th gear and the car just cut off, i would hit the gas and noithing would happen, it cut back on about 5 seconds later and was fine.

And then last night i was on my way to a friends house i was driving it and was in 5th gear and it did the same thing, so i down shifted seeing if it would come back on but nothing. So i pulled over on the shoulder and then the car just died. When i tried to start it it wouldnt crank over. i called a friend and he told me to try and start it and i did and it would start and die agian, so then we tried to push start it and the car just cept jurking
so we pushed it back a little bit and he told me to start it and it started fine... WTF is making the car do it?? we have checked a lot of stuff on it and they seem fine. Any more ideas?? Sorry this is so long i just dont know where to look any more. I have checked all the plugs and wires and they all seem fine.
 
You might have a bad ground some where? or a loose one if that. You might want to check that first before going out and possibly spending money on a new alternator or something of the sort.
 
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