Q: Starting issue

asked by on January 28, 2017

My blazer has been running great then all of a sudden it's hard to get it to start long crank time and finally I can get it to start. If I spray starter fluid into the air filter house it starts right up and run for a minute then dies. So would it just be my fuel pump or is there something else to look at?

My car has 102038 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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