[Shotimes] SHO left me stranded... 50 yards from a Ford dealer
Mike Bruce
shoitoff@verizon.net
Wed, 23 Mar 2005 16:29:36 -0500
So I'm driving to school this morning. I took the highway for a change
because of the rain. Once the engine got up to temp, the car (93 atx)
chose to not run any more. I was able to get the car restarted and
drove far enough to get the car off the road.
After calling for a tow, waiting for an hour, and having the car brought
to my house, I tried restarting the car. It was like nothing ever
happened, or so I thought. The idle was fine for a few minutes until it
got a little rough and acted as though it was about to shut down. I
shut the engine off before it quit.
So, no codes, no apparent coolant leak to signal a failed CPS, no smoke,
nothing. Full of oil, transmission fluid smells fine. I was able to
start the car on the side of the road, but the engine wouldn't run long
enough to put the car into drive. There was a slight gasoline fume
smell when I was trying to restart while on the side of the road. I
assume that was just raw fuel that was puked through the engine when it
wasn't firing. The car cranks fine.
What should I look for? Cam sensor (I did have a 214 a while ago caused
by a leaky cam seal). CPS and water pump, other?
Thanks in advance,
Mike Bruce