Date:         Sun, 10 Jun 2001 16:13:48 EDT
Reply-To:     JKrevnov@AOL.COM
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From:         Rico Sapolich <JKrevnov@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Engine Cutting Out at Highway Speed
Comments: To: mike_l_f@hotmail.com
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In a message dated 6/10/01 3:20:15 PM, mike_l_f@HOTMAIL.COM writes:

<< Last fall I had an episode where I was driving down the road, and the
engine
just cut out for an eyeblink. . .
 . . . Any other suggestions?
 >>

Mike,

All I can do is commiserate with you and say I don't know.  The same symptom
cropped up for me last year halfway into our vacation trip (of course!).  I
had just pulled away from a rest stop thinking how well the van was running.
When I floored it quickly, the engine cut out and the tach dropped to zero.
As soon as I backed off the throttle all was well.  I could replicate this
behavior at will by stopping on the throttle, but gradually feeding in the
throttle did not cause any problems right to the redline.  I pulled over and
with the engine unloaded, the symptom would not show up.  I also jiggled
every conductor in the engine bay vainly trying to provoke the cutting out.
I could find nothing and ever since the van has not repeated the cutting out.
 Because the tach dropped like a rock to zip, I figure it must be an ignition
conductor going to ground . . . somewhere.

Rich