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Asked by burton98626 May 11, 2014 at 02:08 AM about the 1986 Pontiac Fiero GT

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

car starts, run's 3 or 4 seconds then quits and it restarts runs 3 or 4 seconds

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sos answered 10 years ago

In those old fieros its important to have a good plugs wires etc. Do a high dollar tune up and change the fuel filter also check the air intake this ethanol fuel is hell on those old fuel injected cars check the pcv valve or idle air control valve

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Stan answered 8 years ago

do not forget the cold start injector (you have seven of them remember..).. Just sayin'... clean them all with a ultrasonic cleaner (thing your wife cleans her jewelry in and buzzes).

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