# Difficulty keeping car engine operating

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/difficulty-keeping-car-engine-operating/52130>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, corvette, engines\
**Created:** [July 19, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/difficulty-keeping-car-engine-operating/52130 "2010-07-19T20:08:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Kennolan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c77e96/32.png) [@Kennolan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kennolan)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/difficulty-keeping-car-engine-operating/52130/1 "2010-07-19T20:08:38Z")

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I do not drive the car very often. Recently, when I start the car (it starts perfectly and almost immediately) and let it idle to charge the battery, the engine stops after about 30 - 35 minutes. When I try to start it, the engine turns over and over, but will not start. If I wait about 3 hours and try again, the engine runs roughly for about 10 seconds but will not start. If I wait about 8 hours, the engine starts perfectly!