Q: I just bought a new battery and i try to start it..it acts like it wants to start but its like theres no gas for it to stHey so ca

asked by on January 04, 2017

I just bought a new battery and i try to start it..it acts like it wants to start but its like theres no gas for it to start..dont know whats wroung.someone said i guess the throttle cable is not working but donr know for sure

My car has 190000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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