Car starts and runs good for about 5 min then dies and won't restart for at least an hour

Asked by GuruX3W65 Nov 25, 2018 at 03:20 PM about the 1999 Chevrolet Metro LSi Sedan FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Starts and runs good when cold but
after 5min or so it sputters and dies
and won't restart for an hour or so

6 Answers
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firebird338 answered 5 years ago

You may have a collapsing rubber gas line from a venting problem first try replacing gas cap

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