full description:
- car ran great
- let cousin drive car home
- she got in, started it up, it idled for 10 seconds then coughed, spluttered and died
- car won't start again
it acts just like it ran out of gas, but it definitely has some. here's the weird part - every 4 or 5 times you try to start the engine, it DOES start, as in revs up and sounds like a million dollars. for 2 or 3 seconds. then it dies again. so gas is definitely getting in, and when it does start it's definitely firing properly.
so far someone has suggested the fuel filter, that some blockage is periodically getting out of the way to let it start every now and then, then immediately blocking again.
i'd appreciate any ideas or pointers that anyone has!