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Showing posts with label died while driving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label died while driving. Show all posts

Sunday, October 31, 2010

2003 dodge caravan

Well i have tried everything so i thought i would get on here for some ideas so her goes i have a 2003 dodge grand caravan with flex fuel the problem started when the van hit 300,000 miles it stopped running the gas light had come on a couple minuetes prior to it stop running so i went and got 5 gallons of gas and put in it this did not make a difference either so i pushed it home from there i have changed the fuel filter the van will run when it is cold for about 3 minuetes then it stops and makes a clicking noise from the fuse box and will not start when it is making the noise so i changed the fuel pump no difference then i changed the map sensor no difference then i changed the coolent sensor no difference then i put new plugs and H2o sensor in it then i checked the codes again and it said the TP sensor was malfunctioning so i changed that and it ran for exactly 15 minuetes and stopped running again and the clicking noise started back up so my last option is the computer brain unless someone else has an idea i can try??

Response:
1) Have you tried the crank sensor? Sometimes when those heat up they make the engine cutoff
2) That would have been my first guess did you check the fuel pressure before you changed the pump??
3) Check for a plugged converter.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

'99 ford windstar dies while driving

so before i took my car to a Midas to change my oil and rotate my tires and did what one of there services to check hoses and belt and my check engine light ect... i knew my car was having a transmission problem and it needed a fuel injection service i drove the car like that because i cant afford to pay for replacement for a transmission for 99 ford Wind-star i had already change that transmission 2 times and there it goes it slips and has sort of hard shifts! but that's not the question the question was that in the morning when i took my sister to work before i took the car to Midas it wouldn't turn off at all but the R.P.M would just go down a little so this time in the morning after 2 days i took it has turn of on me at least 5 to six times at every stop i do and the car would shake drastically i don't know what it is can u guys help me out with a guess at least!!!

Response:
1) Start the engine and walk to the tail pipe. Can feel the exhaust under pressure, does it sound like a whistle? Now look under at the pipes and see if any are crushed or something in the tail pipe.

Friday, July 09, 2010

1996 K2500 died while driving and not getting gas

I have a 1996 K2500 4×4 5.7 liter that suddenly stopped running while I was driving. It had to be towed and now I am stumped as to what the problem is. The filter is fine, all fuses have been checked, if I pour gas into the carburator it fires up it is just not getting gas to the carburator. The pump is okay. Anybody have any suggestions as to what I can do to try and get this truck running?

Response:
This should be a Fuel injected engine, and it is going to require lots of fuel pressure. So first thing I would do is put a fuel pressure gauge on it and see where your at. You need to be around 55 to 62 KOEO(key on engine off). If it is less than that, swap out the fuel filter as it can possibly increase if it is clogged. I have gotten as much as 5 more psi doing this. If you are still below the minimum 55 psi, You will need to replace the fuel pump (quite common)