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		throwaway173738 24 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The $25k car is going extinct? You need two things for your engine to run: fuel flow, and spark. If it starts but doesn’t run everything follows from there. If your starter motor doesn’t turn it over start there instead.

knowaveragejoe 24 days ago [–]

You also need air and compression! And if you want the engine to run longer than a few minutes, cooling.

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