Q: it will crank but won't start, have replaced and checked so much

asked by on July 30, 2016

Was driving the forerunner and then it started to slow down on its own like I was running outta gas and then stopped and hasn't started since. I have replaced fuel filter and pump, distributer, checked open circuit and efi. Running out of options

My car has 175000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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