Just shuts off
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Drifting
Joined: Jan 2003
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From: Reading PA.
Just shuts off
First off my 90 has been sitting awhile I hooked the battery charger to it overnight and the next day she started right up. So I left it run for awhile it idled smooth then all of a suden just shut off. Could the fuel pump be going bad? What if I hooked a fuel pressure gage to the fuel rail and see what it does when it shuts off. Could it be electrical? 
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From: Toronto Ontario
I had exactly the same problem. The car(90) would idle perfectly in the garage and then mysteriously shut off...just like the key was turned off.
It turned out to be a loose connection at the battery feed to the distributor. I repaired the connection by simply squeezing it a bit tighter Several years have passed all is well....problem solved.
Take a close look at the two wires that enter the base of the distributor. One has a brown clip and the other a white.The white clip on the right with a pink wire is the battery feed.
It turned out to be a loose connection at the battery feed to the distributor. I repaired the connection by simply squeezing it a bit tighter Several years have passed all is well....problem solved.
Take a close look at the two wires that enter the base of the distributor. One has a brown clip and the other a white.The white clip on the right with a pink wire is the battery feed.
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Drifting
Joined: Jan 2003
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From: Reading PA.
I took the car for a ride to blow out the cobwebs after about 20 min. it shut off again. When I hooked up the volt meter to it while it was running it was 14.2 Called Pop told him to bring the jumper cables. After a min. it started. When I got back I let it sit awhile the battery voltage said 11.8 then half hour later 11.5 BAD BATTERY causing this? Pipe
Racer
Joined: Apr 2011
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From: Tipp City Ohio
I took the car for a ride to blow out the cobwebs after about 20 min. it shut off again. When I hooked up the volt meter to it while it was running it was 14.2 Called Pop told him to bring the jumper cables. After a min. it started. When I got back I let it sit awhile the battery voltage said 11.8 then half hour later 11.5 BAD BATTERY causing this? Pipe
Last edited by Tony A.; Aug 25, 2011 at 09:55 PM.
