Question:
Car Issues with Stalling?
anonymous
2012-11-06 18:07:20 UTC
Hey everyone, I am 16 years old and not too smart with cars a such, but I have a 1996 Chevy Corsica with incredibly low miles at 60000, and I have owned it for 2 months now. So, it ran great for a while until just when I got my license. I hadn;t been driving it a lot before then and i got my license 5 days ago. First day with my license after going over a hill i stalled at the red light at the end of the hill. What I did was I put it in park and started it back up and there we go all set and i continued on. Next day i drove around fine and i thought it was a one time thing. 2 days after i go over that same hill and stall again. Weird I know but it starts back up. Well then a few hours later on my way home from school I stalled again, but this time my car wouldn't start back up, so I pushed and pulled over to the side of the road. This is what I realized at that time though, the car would be heated up to a normal temp when it stalled, not over heating, then it would not start up until cooled down completely so what I did was i waiting and started it back up to continue my journey home until it warmed up once again and stalled at a Mcdonalds thankfully. So I then waited for my father to come get me and he drove it while i drove his car and it stalled once again on the way to the mechanics once again after it heated up not starting until it cooled down. Mechanic calls today and says there were no codes that came up on the 10,000 dollar machine he used to test it, so what is wrong I ask? Please someone help me, I appreciate your time thank you!
Four answers:
Melvin Newman
2012-11-06 18:48:35 UTC
Start with the basics. What is the fuel pressure? You need a repair manual for this information.

Are the wires and electrical cables and looms intact and not torn apart or rubbed bare.

Is there spark at all the spark plugs and plug wire ends? Any big vacuum leaks or cracks in intake manifold? Too much air will stall an engine.
Mark
2012-11-06 18:46:57 UTC
Do your troubleshooting by the process of elimination...



First thing I would check is the fuel filter...



When pressure builds up in the filter, it can force the clogged element to block the flow of fuel

and thus cause it to shut down the engine.



Second thing to check is the fuel pump...If the fuel pump gets hot, it can cause it to shut down

and fail to provide the liquid life your engine needs...



These are the two items I would look at. Your description points to the fuel system and basically

only the fuel system.



Start with the least costly item...the filter....Only go to the pump if you need to...





Good Luck....
auto m
2012-11-06 19:53:35 UTC
Seem to me you might be driving on empty even if your gauge is showing there is gas in the tank



It hapen on these older one Going uphill has the little fuel all in same place starve your pump and stall the engine



Put a good $30.00 in it try it again



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?
2012-11-06 18:10:48 UTC
WEll one replace your thermostat, it its bad. Try also draining your coolant and putting in new as its an older car. Also i would recommend new plugs and wires cost you like 50 bux thatll help on stalling.


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