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GerryO »
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Sat May 17, 2008 12:37 pm
Were there any signs of contaminated gas in the tank, strainer or fuel filter?
How warm or cold is the engine when it stalls and how old is the thermostat?
How is the idle (smooth or rough), what is the engine rpm speed at idle, and how about the timing? Does the engine die suddenly or does it die slowly. Are there any signs of/sounds indicating a vacuum leak?
Check the connections to the camshaft position sensor?
I know that the engine definitely will idle on four cylinders and possbily even three, so the problem is something that is affecting everything at once.
Does your wife rountinely run the air conditioner and are there now any stored ECM codes?
How old is your battery and have you cleaned the terminals and cable connections?
It sounds like the issues are associated with idling, stopping and starting. A better test than driving the car might be to repeatedly shift from drive to reverse, and vice versa, with the enging at idle, and to sit with your foot on the brake and the transmission in DRIVE with the engine at idle, while also noting the engine temperature.