Randomely dies...need help!
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Randomely dies...need help!
Well this started a couple weeks ago with it intermittely breaking up real quick. Recently i would be going down the road and it just dies, like the key was turned off. No spark. wait like 5 mins and im up and runnin again. I changed the ignition module. Didnt fix the problem. I replaced the distributer because of it throwing a pip code. worked good for about 4 days. Now it has started again. I replaced the coil today and nothing has changed except for the fact the car doesnt have to warm up before it dies. It will even do it just getting in it from overnight and it wont start, and its taking longer and longer for a restart. This is driving me crazy I just want to figure this out. Thanx in advance to anyone that has some ideas.
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Originally Posted by SnookSniper
Well this started a couple weeks ago with it intermittently breaking up real quick. Recently i would be going down the road and it just dies, like the key was turned off. No spark. wait like 5 mins and im up and runnin again. I changed the ignition module. Didnt fix the problem. I replaced the distributer because of it throwing a pip code. worked good for about 4 days. Now it has started again. I replaced the coil today and nothing has changed except for the fact the car doesnt have to warm up before it dies. It will even do it just getting in it from overnight and it wont start, and its taking longer and longer for a restart. This is driving me crazy I just want to figure this out. Thanx in advance to anyone that has some ideas.
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hey sniper i guess i kinda sorta had the same problem with my truck but what would happen is my truck wouldnt start sometimes. it would just click. but everytime i jumped it, it would start right up. well a few months passed without it happening and it did it again(wouldnt start) so i went to get a jump but wouldnt start at all. Finally after looking alot all over i realized the post where the ground wire threads to on the starter was rotted out and was just kinda wiggling down there so sometimes it would have connection and start and othertimes it wouldnt. Give that a look. Mabe driving down the road it would wiggle out a little bit but i still wouldnt know why it would turn off.
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Originally Posted by SnookSniper
i got power to the plug and everything i have checked is ok. still nothing. it ran for a little while today before died again. im getting frustrated and if i replace the distributor again, will i keep having to deal with this problem.
That's the best insight I can give you. Keep us posted. Good luck.
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Originally Posted by SnookSniper
Thanx for all the info. i went over everything again today. the distributor is all thats left. I just dont want to be always fighting distributor. Is there one that would be better than another?? or just try another one and hope for the best.
getting a new PIP installed in it would be the surest bet.
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