On 6/22/05, Detroit Bus <detroit.bus@gmail.com> wrote: > Driving today on the NY thruway, not a care in the world, going down a > moderate hill at 3200 rpm or so, and the engine turns off like a > switch. No roughness, no hesitation, just OFF, RPM=0. <SNIP> This sounds like the problems I was having when my Hall Effect sensor in the distributor went south - check the plug where it goes into the distributor, but be careful because the plastic on the plugs gets VERY brittle with age. Mine had broken and allowed the pins inside to short to ground... > I suspect the coil because it looks like its been around for a while. > Any other suspects? I can't imagine the computer would just throw in > the towel like that... <SNIP> As others have said, it is possible for the computer to suddenly pack it in, but I would check the distributor first. You could also unplug the computer, clean the contacts on the plug and plug it in, to see if that helps... Good luck!! -- Don in Reidsville, NC 1986 Kawasaki Concours 1988 Vanagon GL (Sylvia) "Why do they call it a fixed income, if mine is always broke?" |
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