85 DL Cuts out, sputters, knocks

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After about 5 minutes of normal driving, the car cuts out and jerks, like
the fuel is being pinched. If i shut off the car and wait a minute it will
work for another five minutes before starting over again. When I opened the
hood i heard it backfiring. Could this all be a timing belt? Any other
ideas?
 
tamales said:
After about 5 minutes of normal driving, the car cuts out and jerks, like
the fuel is being pinched. If i shut off the car and wait a minute it will
work for another five minutes before starting over again. When I opened
the
hood i heard it backfiring. Could this all be a timing belt? Any other
ideas?
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A timing belt failure will not give you five minutes of normal driving. If
you haven't changed the fuel filter lately this would be a good time. The
symptoms could be something else, but they are also typical for plugged fuel
filters.

Mike
 
Fuel filters should be changed regularly at about 70,000 miles.
 
tamales said:
it just recently was changed...maybe not put in properly?
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A plugged exhaust system will give the same symptoms...

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Mike F.
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