Re: sudden onset of stallin

From: prodog@swbell.ne
Date: Tue May 14 2013 - 19:30:56 EDT


Check all your ground straps!

Later,
Tom Slick

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From: "Michael Maskalans" <dml@tepidcola.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Subject: DML: sudden onset of stalling
Date: Tue, May 14, 2013 8:08 am

On May 14, 2013, at 1:14 AM, Mike Burgess <mike_burgess@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> This last week, I've had several instances where suddenly, my truck stalls. Always while stopped, or nearly so. 160,000 miles, '98 318, auto trans.
> Sometimes with the AC on, sometimes not. Past 15 years, never a single stall. Now, about a dozen in the last week. Starts right back up, no missing or sputtering, just gets eerily quiet. No trouble light, and the '98 is the year without a dashboard code readout.
>
> 2 thoughts come to mind, fuel pump, or the dreaded firewall connector. Any other thoughts, or how to narrow it down ?
>
> Mike
>

I'd be thinking IAC first if it's as the throttle is closing.

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Michael Maskalans
Rochester NY



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