1990 240sx automatic, wont hold idle when warmed up and wont restart til it cool

[zaner]

car starts great in morning holds idle at stop lights and thru turns just fine, until it warms up to normal operating temp. Then it dies when slow down to turn or come to a stop light, then it wont restart for several hours and i repeat the same process....... what can it be?

[zaner]

si there anybody out there?

[zaner]

from reading info on here, could it be that coolant sensor maybe?

[hachibroku]

i know a coolant temp sensor can really mess things up. get a multimeter and check it to see if its in specs.

[180fan]

Next time it dies, pull a spark plug and see if it's covered in gas.

[zaner]

it died again i pulled a plug and yes it showed signs of gas, then i had a friend start it up a few hours later and drive away ans the car smelt like gas very very heavily as he pulled away.... whats this mean? too much fuel somehow

[zaner]

no one else with any ideas?

[zaner]

well . i have replaced, fuel filter, coolant sensor, air filter, cleaned everything around the tb w/ carb cleaner and it still wont stay running........... if i can get it to start in my driveway it will run for around 5 min and then just die and not restart for awhile, when it does restart it smells and sputters and coughs then finally clears out and runs like a champ til it gets warm and dies again.....ugh!

[180fan]

sounds like your motor's flooding. Check the injectors and while you're at it, change the coolant temp sensor.

[ricebike]

pull the trouble codes... u can find how on http://www.240sx.org faqs

was the old air filter cruddy looking/wet? AIV system still hooked up to the air filter box?

I believed he has changed that coolant temp sensor already... check to see if u got some codes.

[zaner]

the aiv is still hooked up to the box, already changed the temp sensor, and yes oddly enough the filter was just a bit damp wasnt cruddy or dirty just damp.ill try pulling the codes thanx

[zaner]

the filter was damp but oddly enouhg alot of coolant came pouring from the TB and out of the intake tube, the oil is a little chocalate milk colored.... im thinking i have a intake gasket and head gasket thats blown..... are there any step by step writeups on replacing these things?