Q: Ok my car is stalling while im drivin it. If I rev the gas up it will catch and continue to run. It also will die some times g

asked by on March 11, 2018

My car is stalking out while I'm driving sometimes it cuts off completely. But if I rev it up n keep givin it gas while it's trying to die alot of times it will catch and continue on. It has oil and water in cylinder one and when I hit 50 it studders n then will eventually kick in and go. I've replaced spark plugs wires and distributer cap also put in a cool pack changed the oil and put a fuel pump in and out c foam in the gas tank. I keep getting told dif stuff and it's getting costly and aggravating. So if u cld pls lmk ill be forever greatful thank u and God bless.

My car has 311000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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