Please bear with me, as I know nothing about mechanic work, but I'm trying to help my husband get our 208tt running. When we bought it we were assured that it ran, and it was conveniently out of gas when my husband looked at it, but the price was right so he bought it anyway. With that said:

He got it home and put gas in it, and it will start, but only for a second and stall out. He sprayed starter fluid, in the starter (i am assuming) and it will stay running a little longer but stall out after a min or so. He flushed out the gas line and still not working.

Is there something he could try or what should he try first to get it to stay started. I'm hoping the guy didnt flat out lie to us about assuring us it ran, and I'm hoping it is just an easy fix that maybe he is over looking.

Also I have a brother that is a mechanic on cars, would the engine and stuff be similar or would i be wasting my time by asking for his help? I'm assuming they must be pretty similar.