Q: My 98 s10 2.2 starts and idles but when u give it gass it acks like its sucking air like a vacuum. Starving for fuel . no power .

asked by on March 08, 2017

Starts hard . when its idleing ok but give it gass it is like its starving for fuel .plugs are black running ritch . you have to push the pedal to the floor to start when warm .

My car has 200000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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