Whats going on???
08-25-2009 | 04:17 PM
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Whats going on???
on my way home today from school, my 65 coronet dies on me at a stop light. It starts back up and now it dies on stops and runs real sluggish when it gets going. It was running good before this and now I dont know what it is. I thought dirty carb, checked it and its clean, fuel filters unclogged and good. I dont know what it could be. any ideas on this?? need help bad.
08-25-2009 | 06:28 PM
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Well, no that is not good but the engine should idle without it.Might be easier to check that vacuum advance with a handheld vacuum unit [like a mity-vac] {parts store}. Does this car have a "stromberg" carburetor?
08-25-2009 | 07:26 PM
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no its a carter 2barrell. im pretty sure that the vac advance is bad. Would that cause my car to stall after it gets warmed up in D? it idles fine in park but when i go or try to go it dies and if i get it going it runs real bad.
08-25-2009 | 08:44 PM
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I got something for you. a while back I was driving the car and it was running good and it just died and wouldn't restart. I checked everything and it had spark gas and comp. I was stumped. I checked the shop manual and it said that the wires on the distbributor were wrong. I moved the wires around and it fires right up.the wires were way off but it was working fine before. it was really weird.
08-26-2009 | 06:04 AM
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you've been posting the same problem in different threads since the first time you backed out of your driveway and that was in 2008! same topic over and over, how could i forget?
you need to find a shop with a mechanic that actually worked on this era car and remembers them. have them go over it and stop throwing parts at the problem.
can a bad vac adv cause a car to stall? yes, along with hundreds of other problems.
if cars were that simple, burger king would fix them in the drive thru.
you need to find a shop with a mechanic that actually worked on this era car and remembers them. have them go over it and stop throwing parts at the problem.
can a bad vac adv cause a car to stall? yes, along with hundreds of other problems.
if cars were that simple, burger king would fix them in the drive thru.
08-26-2009 | 06:07 AM
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you've been posting the same problem in different threads since the first time you backed out of your driveway and that was in 2008! same topic over and over, how could i forget?
you need to find a shop with a mechanic that actually worked on this era car and remembers them. have them go over it and stop throwing parts at the problem.
can a bad vac adv cause a car to stall? yes, along with hundreds of other problems.
if cars were that simple, burger king would fix them in the drive thru.
you need to find a shop with a mechanic that actually worked on this era car and remembers them. have them go over it and stop throwing parts at the problem.
can a bad vac adv cause a car to stall? yes, along with hundreds of other problems.
if cars were that simple, burger king would fix them in the drive thru.
08-29-2009 | 07:08 PM
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im really stumped, has new fuel pump and filter. carb is clean. it just dies after it warms up a bit and then it dies when in gear. I was told it might be vapor lock, does this sound like vapor lock?
08-29-2009 | 07:15 PM
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I have had bad coils do this to me, do you have a spare to check it?.., and check your voltage at the coil to make sure it is getting 9 volts on the positive connection...if its less or more, that could be a problem as well.
08-29-2009 | 08:19 PM
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I just got my headliner redone the other day and was driving it home when it died on me. At first I thought it was clogged fuel filter. Checked it and it was good, next I thought carb. was dirty so i cleaned it. By then the car was cooled down. It starts right up and drives for about 10 mins. then when I come to a stop it dies. I restart the car and its idiling fine in park and i rev it a little and engine sounds good. As soon as I put it in Drive it dies. Now im thinking torque converter is going. Any ideas on this would be great.
Where you live may make a big difference. This time of year, what you are describing may be vapor lock. (if it is currently hot there) If this is something new, and it is hot there, you may have a vapor lock problem. Try driving it at night time when it it cooler outside (70's or lower) and see if it still does the same thing.
Easy test for the converter. With the car in gear and running, powerbrake it. See if the engine will run up to about 1200rpm's or better with your foot on the brake. If it does, odds are good the converter is slipping enough, and that would rule out that as the problem. Be careful, some shops will accept your diagnosis and do whatever repairs you request, even if that is not the problem.
Easy test for the converter. With the car in gear and running, powerbrake it. See if the engine will run up to about 1200rpm's or better with your foot on the brake. If it does, odds are good the converter is slipping enough, and that would rule out that as the problem. Be careful, some shops will accept your diagnosis and do whatever repairs you request, even if that is not the problem.
Members here are trying to help, but I am starting to think this is just a way for you to post and get reply's. You said before you couldn't afford to have someone else look at it but you just had the trans worked on for the same symptoms.
Good luck with your car. I'm done.
08-31-2009 | 05:37 PM
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had my neighbor come over and look at it, its not the timing. when its cold it wont stall, itll run good. we let it warm up and then when you put it into gear itll die. its not starving for fuel because i opened up the carb and it was full with gas. Could weak valve springs cause this? we were thinking maybe when the springs are cold their stiffer and when it warms up the springs get weaker but we dont know if that would cause it to stall. when it dies, it shakes a little and dies.
08-31-2009 | 07:28 PM
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ive been looking around on the web and it also sounds like it could be a bad fuel pump? the pump is about 6-7 months old but has pumped alot of dirty gas (cleaned carb of course) Sometimes when the car stalls, it leaks a little out of the output connection. also while looking at the fuel filter, while sitting and car off, gas would drain back down into the pump. not just stay. but the thing weird about my problem is it only happens when warm.
09-01-2009 | 04:43 PM
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i pulled the egr valve and in the line coming from the intake, it had dirty coolant in it. Is the coolant passage in the egr valve supposed to be free flowing? mine is now as i tried blowing through it.
09-01-2009 | 07:50 PM
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haha im learning as i go no i know a heater valve from egr. i just went out to the car and started it up and pulled the neg.from battery, it died. i turned on the light and pulled the neg off the battery and it stays running. bad alternator?
