Absolutely. But maybe not. On my first Gen I, it was the Hall effect plate
in the distributor. It did exactly that.
My '95 acted just like that a couple of years ago and it was the cam
position sensor. It could still be under the plate, but it won't look like
the Gen I pickup plate. Biff Byrum
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jamie Calder" <jcalder3@cfl.rr.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 6:10 PM
Subject: DML: Engine Dies and Restarts
>
> Got a new problem. Driving down the highway today my '96 318 drops to an
> idle speed. Any attempt to depress the gas would make the engine severely
> stumble and eventually quit. Coasted to a stop and same thing happens in
> park. Turn engine off and called a friend. Takes him 15 minuets to get
> to me. Turned the key to show him the problem and it fires up and runs
> perfectly. I replaced the fuel pump a couple thousand miles ago and coil
> 3-4 thousand miles ago. Even though it's a new reman fuel pump, still
> sounds like an intermittant fuel pressure problem?
>
> Thanks,
> James
>
>
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