Q: I got 95 Nissan truck and for 5 days truck idle was at 2k then day 6 idle drop down below 1k and won’t crank. But when it did cran
I bought this truck and the first 5 days engine idle was high 2k but day 6 it dropped to below 1k and would turn over start up but die out immediately. Day 7 it wouldn’t even start just acted like it wud. 2 days later started up on first try and I let it run. It ran 25 min then died out on its own. All week I noticed that I cud hear the engine revving up and down. I’m not sure if this is the actual miles. I didn’t notice that the odometer didn’t work wen I bought it. The person who sold it to me said it must b stuck
My car has 145000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.
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