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94 Cad. Fleetwood; changed sparkplugs/wires---car sputters & shakes when standing still, will ease up in Neutral or park but in drive at a light or stop sign it will make you seasick, it shuts off often, when i remove gas cap, i hear air pressure being released, i smell gas, after i fill it up, it barely will move 5 feet, it fills like it's gonna shake apart. Fiance says shop changed f.filter, pump, plugs, wires, radiator, i'm about to replace the distributor, am i headed in right direction, and i saw smoke the other day coming from behind steering wheel column, maybe unrelated, haven't seen it since.

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IS or HAS the CHECK ENGINE light ever illuminated while driving the vehicle and or has any other lights illuminated or any messages from the message display center ?.

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