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- From: jmoran@head-cfa.harvard.edu (John Moran)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: '91 Corolla stalling - restarts fine- HELP!
- Message-ID: <1992Dec16.154503.3218@head-cfa.harvard.edu>
- Date: 16 Dec 92 15:45:03 GMT
- Sender: jmoran@head-cfa.harvard.edu (John Moran)
- Organization: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Hello,
-
- I wouldn't ask this on this forum, except that I am
- going on a 5 day 1000 mile roundtrip drive tomorrow, and I
- need to decide whether to try to get this problem looked at
- today or rent a car. I'll try to keep this short and succinct.
-
- CAR: '91 Corolla EFI Sedan ~50K miles
- PROBLEM: Last night, in the middle of my drive home, engine
- stalled EVERY time I stopped at a stop light. It restarted
- fine each time on the first try. The engine didn't make any
- odd sounds or run rough, it just quietly cut off every time I
- took my foot off the accelerator and put on the clutch and brake.
- When I got home and parked, I let the car idle and it didn't
- cut off.
- This morning, it started fine, doesn't idle rough at
- all. I didn't cut off on the way to work. I checked the
- plugs and the plug wires, they looked fine. I took off the
- distributor cap and checked for moisture or cracks and it
- also was dry as a bone.
-
- More info that may or may not be relevant:
-
- * This has never happened before
- * I have over 1/2 tank of gas
- * We have had MAJOR snow in the past few days and there's
- alot of ice/snow/water on the roads (but it's not that cold,
- been between 25-45 lately.)
- * This morning when I was checking for moisture, I revved up the
- engine to 4-5K RPM and had the driver door opened, I heard a
- very light hissing or spraying sound. I don't know whether that's
- new or normal since I usually don't have the door open.
-
- Any ideas? Are there any quick things I can or should try? Should
- I worry about this? If I wasn't going on a trip with the car tomorrow,
- I wouldn't be so panicky!
-
- Thanks alot for any advice!
-
- John Moran
-
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- e-mail: jmoran@cfa.harvard.edu
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