Q: It needs a jump to start and then it dies after 45 seconds. Hitting the gas chokes the engine like it's getting to much fuel or something.

asked by on October 26, 2016

It needs a jump and then it dies in 45 sec and hitting the gas chokes the engine like to much fuel and slows down. The terminals on the battery and cable had this gel like substance on it and pieces of dubri

My car has 137000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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