[Shotimes] Cutting out???

[Shylo McKinsey]

I had the same exact symptoms for 6 months before my
DIS crapped all the way out. This was before, of
course, I found the list...

Shylo

--- Mike <srfdude@cox.net> wrote:

> Strange symptom:  while driving down the road the
> engine momentarily dies,
> tach dives, then immediately recovers.  Somewhat
> comical, lurching down the
> road.  It will stall at idle, but start right up
> again.  Also, it is erratic
> in nature; I'm only driving short distances till I
> get it fixed, and some
> trips it won't do it at all.  No apparent
> consistency; hot, cold, or between.
> Since the tach dives, I'm thinking its electrical in
> nature; but doesn't throw
> a CEL or code.  The crank sensor was changed at a
> 60K about 20K miles ago, but
> I've had one go out and the symptoms were quite
> different.  Since it always
> starts right up, probably not a cam sensor.  What
> happens if the DIS becomes
> erratic; or has anyone had a crank sensor do this
> sort of thing?  Any other
> ideas?  ('91)  No recent maintenance, that might
> have caused this, by the
> way.
> Mike
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