car dies
#1
car dies
hello, i just installed new headers and a starter in an 89 GT and now i cant go more than 5 miles without having the car stall on me. itll be riding fine then it will make a whirring sound for a couple seconds and revs will drop and die. I have no idea what could be causing this and if anyone has an idea it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
#6
RE: car dies
i did happen to replace one spark plug that i damaged when removing the old header could this have caused it to stall? i just threw the new one in i had no clue about gapping and i still dont know what that means?
#7
RE: car dies
vapor lock on a fi car more so for a carb'ed car..anyway for that to happen to a fuel injected car it'd have to be super hot...that's not your problem so brush it aside...when it won't start..you need to verify if it's got fuel or spark via the proper methoods like have a fuel pressure gauge handy and an inline spark checker..and when it stalls first turn key on and off a few times waiting in between key cycles to see if you can hear the fuel pump run around the rear seat area...it'll make a bzzzzzz noise for a few sec and shut off....but just cause it makes noise doesn't mean it has adequate pressure or flow..so a pressure tester can confirm it's operation 100 percent...as for the spark ..when it stalls hop out and hook the inline checker in and crank it and look for spark...what you wanna do when the prob occurs is narrow it to a system..like fuel or spark...if once the motor cools it'll start again..good possibility it may have a bad tfi module/ bolted to side of distributor
#8
RE: car dies
ORIGINAL: irishdo30
i did happen to replace one spark plug that i damaged when removing the old header could this have caused it to stall? i just threw the new one in i had no clue about gapping and i still dont know what that means?
i did happen to replace one spark plug that i damaged when removing the old header could this have caused it to stall? i just threw the new one in i had no clue about gapping and i still dont know what that means?
#9
RE: car dies
alright ill rule the spark plug out then. so if it stalls and starts right back up what should i check? because it has been starting back up lately after a stall. And it makes that weird whirring sound right before it stalls
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