[Shotimes] Getting Very Frustrated - Random Stalling

[shewitt]

Also there is a ground strap from the passenger back side of the intake to the firewall.  Make sure that is connected.  

Good luck, and don't give up!

Scot H


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Ian Fisher <dataflash@yahoo.com>
Date:  Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:45:52 -0800 (PST)

>The intermittent stalling on my previous SHO (94 atx)
>was caused by a loose wire inside of the coil pack
>connector. This was one of those "once in a blue moon
>things" that we figured out after tearing the entire
>front of the motor apart to replace the CPS (replaced
>the water pump and timing belt while we were in there
>anyway). I started the car back up and it stalled
>again. We started shaking parts of the wiring harness
>as the car was running and that's how we found the
>problem. Just an FYI-it probably isn't your problem
>but it doesn't hurt to try this. I would focus on the
>DIS area and the coil pack.
>
>You didn't recently have the intake off or
>painted/powdercoated, did you? The DIS relies on the
>intake being torqued completely and unpainted behind
>the DIS and the ground bolts for it to work properly.
>
>good luck
>Ian
>
>--- M Khan <jkhan302@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> --- George Fourchy <krazgeo@comcast.net> wrote:
>> > and the IAB gets voltage from the PCM to supply
>> idle
>> > air).  If it doesn't, it is
>> > sticking open, and could deliver a bad mixture
>> some
>> > of the time, possibly stalling
>> > the engine....
>> 
>> I can understand the IAC causing a stall at idle,
>> but
>> how does the IAC come into play when driving at
>> highway speeds?  Doesn't the IAC more or less cease
>> function when the throttle plate is opened? 
>> Wouldn't
>> the perpetual motion of the engine cause it to keep
>> running, even if it momentarily lost spark?  I think
>> that I'm losing spark completely, therefore causing
>> the engine to shut down.  But how could this happen?
>> Don't ignition components either function, or not
>> (how
>> does this explain the intermittenty)?
>> 
>> Please help me out!
>> 
>> Mike
>> 95 MTX
>> Still frustated.....
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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