1997 Buick Skylark 2.4l engine problem

1997 BUICK SKYLARK
187,000 MILES
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SEANFRANCISCO
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Hi!

The engine will start and run and even drive it until I give it around a quarter of the gas pedal and then it promptly dies. It will start again and then die again and so on. Any ideas?

Thanks!
Sean
Aug 23, 2013 at 4:05 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Sean:
Have you checked the fuel pump pressure to make sure it is within the manufacturer's specs? It sounds like it is starving for fuel.
Aug 23, 2013 at 8:38 PM
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IRISHNECKTIE
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fuel filter...(there might be two of them). In older cars, when you let them run low on gas, they can sometimes pick up sediment from the bottom of the tank. classic symptoms, when you give it gas, or punch it, the piece gets sucked up and then clogs when you release (no gas) it flows back down viola no clog...etc etc
Sep 2, 2013 at 8:40 PM