turns over but won't start
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From: Blind Bay British Columbia
turns over but won't start
It's happened twice now. Once pulling out of the pumps at a gas station,
and the car died. Put the car in neutral....it's an auto, and pushed it out.
The car started right after that. Another time leaving the house, going along and the car dies. Luckily, I was on a slight hill and put the car in neutral, let it roll back a few feet, stopped put in park and started the car. What do you think is going on? Deny.
and the car died. Put the car in neutral....it's an auto, and pushed it out.
The car started right after that. Another time leaving the house, going along and the car dies. Luckily, I was on a slight hill and put the car in neutral, let it roll back a few feet, stopped put in park and started the car. What do you think is going on? Deny.
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From: Oxford MA-----You just lost the game!!!!
It's happened twice now. Once pulling out of the pumps at a gas station,
and the car died. Put the car in neutral....it's an auto, and pushed it out.
The car started right after that. Another time leaving the house, going along and the car dies. Luckily, I was on a slight hill and put the car in neutral, let it roll back a few feet, stopped put in park and started the car. What do you think is going on? Deny.
and the car died. Put the car in neutral....it's an auto, and pushed it out.
The car started right after that. Another time leaving the house, going along and the car dies. Luckily, I was on a slight hill and put the car in neutral, let it roll back a few feet, stopped put in park and started the car. What do you think is going on? Deny.
I ain't no expert, but from the behavior you describe, it sounds like something that is grounding out intermitantly, like a wire with a bare spot, that every once in awhile, touches aginst something that grounds out the ignition system, then, if it flops back off of what it was touching, works normally again. The only advice I can really give you is to start at the basics and check your ignition system system wiring and components thouroughly. Man, it's a bitch, ain't it?
Scott
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HEI modules don't usually stop the car from running but will make it run rough when they reach operating temp. The pickup coil around the dist shaft call fail causing no spark but they usually fail completly so no spark at all after they fail.
Carry an extra plug. as soon as this happens pull one plug wire insert the spare plug and try to start the car to see if a spark.
As soon as if fails pull the cleaner lid, hit the throttle to see if fuel sprays from accelerator pump.
Carry an extra plug. as soon as this happens pull one plug wire insert the spare plug and try to start the car to see if a spark.
As soon as if fails pull the cleaner lid, hit the throttle to see if fuel sprays from accelerator pump.
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From: Blind Bay British Columbia
The funny thing about this is the car started both times after it was moved in neutral.
The car was driven fare distances after each time this occured. we stopped for lunch etc.
and never had a problem.
The car was driven fare distances after each time this occured. we stopped for lunch etc.
and never had a problem.
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From: Algonac Michigan
Check the wires going to the pick up coil.
I had almost the exact same thing happen to me years ago.
The wire would break right at the spot where it connects to the pole piece and move enough to break the connection when driving then when stopped it would move and make contact again.
It drove me nuts till I prodded at the wires with a small screwdriver and found one of them to be completely severed.
Good Luck!
(EDIT)I don't know if this will apply to a Mallory system.
I had almost the exact same thing happen to me years ago.
The wire would break right at the spot where it connects to the pole piece and move enough to break the connection when driving then when stopped it would move and make contact again.
It drove me nuts till I prodded at the wires with a small screwdriver and found one of them to be completely severed.
Good Luck!
(EDIT)I don't know if this will apply to a Mallory system.
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From: Blind Bay British Columbia
Yes I know rolling shouldn't have anything to do with the ignition, but both times it happened it started. I was thinking neutral switch, but then it wouldn't crank.