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Old Sep 16, 2003 | 11:13 AM
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It happened again...help!!!

Well my car just died last week while driving....it had the symptoms of a flooded engine so I changed the sparkplugs and it started right back up.

Well after 10 miles the car died again...same symptoms....the RPM just drops to zero and it will not turn over.

Any ideas??? Help me please!!!
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Old Sep 16, 2003 | 12:09 PM
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Sounds as though your not getting any spark.
Check the coils, plugs, plug wires, etc..
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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 05:16 AM
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I did when I changed out my plugs last time At least the wires and plugs. What is the best way to check the coils?
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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 03:58 PM
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id check the small wiring around the engine bay. i know theres multiple little wires with a copper protection wrap (to keep it from interfering with other wires). the copper wrap seems to spilt and start grounding out what the wire its suppose to be protecting. well i dont know if that could be any help to you, but just a thought.
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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 04:12 PM
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how many miles are on the engine?
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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 05:44 PM
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Did you checked if your MAF Sensor is well connected ?
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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 06:10 PM
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makes sure all your relays are good. i had one that was just a little messed, caused the same problem
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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 07:09 PM
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Where is the MAF sensor (mass airflow?)?

Also, what relays are you talking about?
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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 09:07 PM
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The FD doesn't have a MAF sensor. It uses a MAP (Manifold Abolute Pressure) sensor. It's a small (about one inch cubed) black box on the driver's side of the firewall. It says "boost sensor" on it. Although I don't think this is your problem. If it was, you car would run like ****, not just run normally and suddenly die.
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Old Sep 20, 2003 | 07:44 PM
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Thanks...new spark plugs will be in tomorrow...I just hope it works
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