[Shotimes] RE: stalling problem

[Co-Op]

"I have replaced: CPS, CID, CORM among other things..."   That's CCRM, not
CORM.  I'm not sure what CORM is, but Outlook flagged CCRM as misspelled,
and I hit change instead of ignore.  OOPS!!

>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	Co-Op  
> Sent:	Wednesday, July 06, 2005 3:18 PM
> To:	'shotimes@autox.team.net'
> Subject:	stalling problem
> 
> My ATX stalled on the way in to work this morning.  I had made about 1/2 a
> mile from home when the car shut down at about 35 mph.  No check engine
> light, no electronic failure (radio stayed on and didn't even cut out for
> a second).  The car would crank and try to fire immediately after the
> stall out.  It seems as though the engine either lost fuel or spark.  I am
> almost suspecting that the fuel pump cut out, but that is only a first
> impression.  It is a 155lph unit and has about 30k miles on it.  This past
> week, I checked valve shims and added an ScTuner and a painted intake.
> Where else could I be looking for the culprit?  Alternator, DIS module,
> Coil pack, ECU
> 
> I doubt the ScTuner is causing the problem since I unplugged it after the
> car stalled to see if that was in fact the problem; I made it home on the
> stock computer, but the car really wanted to stall unless I kept the revs
> up.  I though I had ground enough paint away at ground points, but I will
> go over and clean paint from every place that I may have missed.
> 
> This is the first issue of the sort that I have had in a few months since
> the last stalling problem.  At that time, the car stalled when the car
> came to a stop.  I don't think there is any connection between the two.
> Since the original failure, I have replaced: CPS, CID, CORM among other
> things related to a cam swap.  The CCRM was a used piece from RCM (the new
> one I got from Rock Auto would not turn the fans on), but it has been
> functioning fine.  The car has no leaks unless the water pump chose this
> morning to implode its seals.
> 
> I hope that the problem is not intermittent so that I can examine symptoms
> when I get home.  I have not yet been able to look at the car since I
> parked it this morning and got a ride from a family member.
> 
> Any suggestions, comments, conversations?
> 
> Thanks,
> Mike Bruce