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Old Aug 21, 2004 | 09:31 AM
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New Project Car

IT'S A NEW PROJECT CAR......it's been sitting for almost a year now..

SO I BOOSTED IT WITH A TRUCK.......IT STARTS for a while, then it begins to rev lower and lower....then it dies

SUGGESTIONS FOR WHAT I CAN DO TO GET IT RUNNING AGAIN:

I know i need:

New battery
Tune-up
Oil change

Anything else?
Old Aug 21, 2004 | 11:54 AM
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new gas maybe
Old Aug 21, 2004 | 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by bigkgs
IT'S A NEW PROJECT CAR......it's been sitting for almost a year now..

SO I BOOSTED IT WITH A TRUCK.......IT STARTS for a while, then it begins to rev lower and lower....then it dies

SUGGESTIONS FOR WHAT I CAN DO TO GET IT RUNNING AGAIN:

I know i need:

New battery
Tune-up
Oil change

Anything else?
my friends car did that....he replaced battery and alternator and it runs good now....if you know you need a new battery.....thats your dieing problem
Old Aug 21, 2004 | 12:25 PM
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sounds like the battery and alternator are dead. replace the battery since you know it needs it, then check the alternator once you get the engine running.
Old Aug 21, 2004 | 03:03 PM
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fuel filter or pump may be dying...
Old Aug 22, 2004 | 01:02 AM
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i second the motion --whatever matt said.
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