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- From: v087mxgb@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Shawn E Thompson)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Mysterious Sunbird Problem...Advice?
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- Date: 26 Aug 92 15:25:00 GMT
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- In article <92238.154541SRV101@psuvm.psu.edu>, SRV101@psuvm.psu.edu (Steve VanOrmer) writes...
- >has persisted for the last month. When driving on the open highway my engine cu
- >ts out rather abruptly for a split second. This seems to happen when I'm travel
- >ing between 55 - 65 MPH and am traveling on an inclined road. So far I have tri
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- I had the *same* problem (only it was very random and not
- always on aninclined road).
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- My problem was a shorted hot lead wire to the coil, when the car
- was leaning just right at about the right speed the wire would
- swing around and short out, cutting the ignition for a split
- second...took *forever* to figure out...I fairly certain thats
- your problem.
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- The wire might not necessarily be loose, just shorting or
- failing to conduct. Problem is, its hard to convinve a mechanic
- to look under the hood with a continuity tester while your
- car's going 60 MPH :-)
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- good luck.....
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