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While driving my car the accelerator would not work when you push the gas. I turned the car off and it did not start back up again. whats the problem?
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∙ 17y ago
sounds to me like a fuel pump if the engine continued to run but accelerator did not work then check for broken or disconnected accelerator cable both at the pedal and the throttle plate
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∙ 17y ago
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