My car has been idle for the past month---which isn't a good thing cause as a college student I need it, but as a college student I can't afford to get a mechanic to look at it...so this is very important.
Car shut off a while back, on the highway. It starts but then putters off and dies. It starts with a slow kind of cranking noise that picks up real slowly to a ridiculously loud knocking type sound. But as soon as you switch it to another gear (reverse or drive) it just putters off and dies.
I figure it's got something to do with either the throttle or the fire going through the car. So I got new spark plugs and I would've checked the distributor cap for cracks or what not----but it's underneath the engine and my jack is pathetic.
So any suggestions!?! I had a semi-mechanic type person look at it he just generally said I need new engine for $2,800. Holla--I just got the car as a gift and have already fallen in love with J-bods, so I'm not down with getting a new car.
Car shut off a while back, on the highway. It starts but then putters off and dies. It starts with a slow kind of cranking noise that picks up real slowly to a ridiculously loud knocking type sound. But as soon as you switch it to another gear (reverse or drive) it just putters off and dies.
I figure it's got something to do with either the throttle or the fire going through the car. So I got new spark plugs and I would've checked the distributor cap for cracks or what not----but it's underneath the engine and my jack is pathetic.
So any suggestions!?! I had a semi-mechanic type person look at it he just generally said I need new engine for $2,800. Holla--I just got the car as a gift and have already fallen in love with J-bods, so I'm not down with getting a new car.