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Old 04-25-2013, 11:41 PM
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Unhappy Car sat for 5 months. sputters under acceleration.

ok, so i parked the car about five months ago. shortlly after the car battery died. I hadnt gotten around to recharging it until now. put some new fuel in the car and went to start it, but when i started it, it sputtered for a second and regained itself. idled fine until it warmed up, but when i went to accelerate it, it just bogged down again and wanted to die on me. Any ideas on what could be wrong? I'll also add that it smelled like something was burning around the engine. car ran fine when i parked it.
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I parked mine about 4-5 months ago and I'm gonna start it tomorrow, nervous as hell now. good luck.
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Check to see if mice chewed anything up.
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Check if air filter got eaten up by mice. They like to nest there in most cases
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I double checked my fluids this morning, primed the car a few times and started it again. This time no sputtering, but the burning smell is still there and it's idling at 600rpm as opposed to 900 where it usually is. I figure ill drive it around town for a bit and see if anything happens.



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