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I have a 1995 pontiac grand am. I drove it and have not had any problems till today. I went to start it while we were leaving the lake, and it turned over, it will start rough if i hold the gas all the way down, but when i let up on the gas it sputters and stops with an odd sounding back fire no smoke or anything when it done this. I have had a brand new converter put on it about 2 weeks ago. No problems with the car until today. Any ideas would be appreciated.
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It is hard to say what's wrong with out being able to experience the problem first hand, or be able to drive the vehicle and experience the problem and carry out some basic tests. An engine needs three basic things to start, mechanical integrity (the engine's components must be in synchronization with each other and the engine must be able to develop compression), the engine must get fuel injected into the cylinders (fuel must be injected into the engine ( there is a computer that takes inputs from many sensors on the engine, interprets these signals and decides when and how much fuel to inject into each cylinder) finally the engine needs spark to ignite the fuel injected into the engine, (the spark is also controlled by the vehicle's computer deciding when the spark arrive at the spark plug). If the components in the engine are not in synchronization due to a broken or "slipped" timing belt or chain the engine will not develop adequate compression to start and run properly. If any engine sensor has failed (crank angle sensor, camshaft position sensor, intake manifold pressure senor/air flow meter, coolant temperature sensor) any of these will cause the engine to fail to start by causing a loss of spark or fuel delivery. All these components need electricity to function, a failed fuse, relay, open or shorted electrical circuit could cause the computer, fuel pump or ignition system not to function. Unfortunately there are too many things that could cause your engine not to start to be able to pin point anything to specifically look for. Check for fuel and spark first.