Q: 91 S10 want run

asked by on January 28, 2017

91 chevy s10 with 4.3. The truck was driving then wouldn't shift out of second gear then started sputtering and died. Since working on it, it will turn over but want start unless gas pedal is to floor and only sputters for a few seconds then and dies again I've replaced fuel filter, tps, and coil, there's gas going in throttle body and there's spark at spark plug, any ideas? And the cap and rotor is new

My car has 189000 miles.

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