Q: Acts like it's running out of gas
The car cuts out like it's running out of gas. Sometimes are worse than others. Before it dies sometimes when u try to accelerate it will backfire like a loud shot gun and die . It will almost always immediately restart but still will act as if out of gas. Jerking and bucking . It has no catalytic converter it has been bypassed. It has new plugs,wires and fuel filter. Please give me some advice. There is no service engine soon light on either.
My car has 214000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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