Weird Stall issue

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ganma_ca
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Why does my CA stall when I make turns? (Usually 90*) turns? It makes no sense to me. Ideas? :crazy:


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ganma_ca
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Nothing lmao???? Wiring? Fuel pump going bad?

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refill your fuel tank, pump not getting enough fuel when it's moving side to side. :P

My old Celica Alltrac used to stall because of a loose ECU fuse, specially when finding street irregularities going above 60mph.

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Low fuel or stuff in the tank moving around and getting sucked up when turning is a possibility.

Does it stall when the clutch is engaged and in gear? Or just when it's depressed. My car doesn't have a very good seal around where the crankcase breather hose goes into the suction pipe and sometimes when deccelerating the hose will move and I'll suck in unmetered air and I'll idle low or die depending on how bad it is. That only happens when the clutch is disengaged. If the motor is wound up it doesn't lose all power and die, just when it's able to lose revs.

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ganma_ca
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Ok lol this is the weird thing, I eliminated the idea of it being low fuel right off the bat because I had a pretty much full tank and it still did it. It's something to do with the harness itself. When I move the harness around oh man it's retarded, it will almost sputter n die, then I'll move the harness just right and everything will work fine until I hit a bump, and then it shuts down again. Think it could be the alternator going out or the battery too? It does it straight up while i'm in gear and driving.....

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sounds like a bad soldier joint or the plug going into the ECU isn't in all the way

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ganma_ca
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Out of curiosity where do you have your ecu grounded out at?

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solution... wiring specialties ca harness. My cheap arse bought one, cant hurt to replace that 21+ year old bundle

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Good point lmao, I just needed to stop procrastinating and do it. :yesnod


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