Q: 1988 f150 5.8L EFI idles but shutters and dies
Idles but dies when gas pedal is pushed. Fuel pumps are working and fuel filter is new. Old gas got dumped and new gas was put in. Not sure where to go with it to solve the problem
My car has 14080 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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