[Zmagnette] What should I check first???

[Arch Boston]

Ed, I wasn't doing anything remarkable when the car acted up this afternoon.  I as just sitting there minding my own business before joining traffic.  The car started trying to die....  Bleeped the throttle and it was o.k. driving the rest of the way home. Honestly would have been happier with the car dying and having to be towed home. 

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On Nov 13, 2013, at 5:38 PM, Ed Sass <esass at cola.org> wrote:o

> Not enough information.
> 
> What speed are you traveling when this occurs?  Are you traveling at a high rate of speed, ie, using a lot of fuel, or just poking along.
> 
> Do you immediately put in the clutch and depress the throttle while still in motion?  Or do you come to a stop, then mess with the throttle?
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> Ed
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> Subject: [Zmagnette] What should I check first???
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> My car has developed a problem.....  The last few times I have driven the car it does the same thing.  It will be running just fine and then it will start to act as if it is running out of gas.  Stumbling and trying to die....  After I bleep the throttle a few times  thinking it is truly "AAA time"  the car will run just fine.  There is a fuel filter between the gas tank and fuel pump.  The filter doesn't look freshly installed, however, it is not needing replacement.  The fuel pump is an electronic unit not SU. Should I suspect the fuel pump?  In the past when I needed to replace a pump it was dead ---  not working part of the time and fine later.  What should I check first???  Arch
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