Please help me - my boyfriend is supposed to be sorting this out but as he doesn't drive the car, nothing is getting done!
I have a 1987 manual choke Fire and for a while, it started chugging & cutting out when cold but when warmed up, it would run fine. Recently, it started chugging when warm too then one day, the battery was just dead (battery is about 18 months old) and that is the situation as it still stands.
Various people have said it could be the plugs (don't know anything about cars so have no idea if this could be the case). Unfortunately, I work about 2 minutes drive from work and other than that, only use the car on a Saturday to go to the supermarket which is also only about 5 minutes drive away. I know lack of use is a problem.
Can someone give me some ideas as I am going to have to get it to a garage but don't want to be ripped off by being told there are loads of things which need fixing when there aren't (especially as a woman as mechanics see us as easy prey sometimes). I'm hoping this is just a battery problem but would that explain the chugging?
There are no electrical problems that I can see ie. dimming lights etc.
Thanks for your help.
I have a 1987 manual choke Fire and for a while, it started chugging & cutting out when cold but when warmed up, it would run fine. Recently, it started chugging when warm too then one day, the battery was just dead (battery is about 18 months old) and that is the situation as it still stands.
Various people have said it could be the plugs (don't know anything about cars so have no idea if this could be the case). Unfortunately, I work about 2 minutes drive from work and other than that, only use the car on a Saturday to go to the supermarket which is also only about 5 minutes drive away. I know lack of use is a problem.
Can someone give me some ideas as I am going to have to get it to a garage but don't want to be ripped off by being told there are loads of things which need fixing when there aren't (especially as a woman as mechanics see us as easy prey sometimes). I'm hoping this is just a battery problem but would that explain the chugging?
There are no electrical problems that I can see ie. dimming lights etc.
Thanks for your help.