[Shotimes] Need advice on SHO problem.

[WILLIAM HULAN]

Oh great fountains of SHO knowledge,

Sorry about the long post...please don't flame me about "Read the 
manual"...I work 2 jobs and have very little time to read or surf.

I appreciate all the emails about the rear bumper problem I had, I ended up 
using a "zip tie" to temporarily band-aid the problem.

Here's the new problem, first the scenario.....Hot day, a/c on, car running 
fine, then car dies....will not restart...sounds like not getting gas.....I 
have a great (I don't know where it's from) thought.....open the gas 
cap....hissing sound....get back in car...it starts first try.....tighten 
gas cap...drive about a mile...dies again....open gas cap...car 
starts....leave gas cap on but not tight...car runs ok.

I thought it was the fuel pump....AutoZone pulled the codes several months 
ago and had 02 sensor problems, and fuel pump circuit open...or something 
like that. I bought the fuel pump and had a garage put it in...(total 
cost...$60 for pump....$75 for labor)....it quit humming...now the car is 
really quiet...but after driving awhile with a/c on and gas cap tight...it 
died again. I know I needed the pump but I couldn't really afford it.

SO! What is everyone's verdict....I trust the garage, and they seem 
reasonable on price...so they can change parts for very little money....I 
don't have the money to have them diagnose the problem, and then pay for the 
parts and labor...So I have come to the list. "Again".

Thanks in advance,
Bill '94 ATX 3.2L

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