Weird. Car died during traffic

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Feb 25, 2004 | 04:01 PM

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Weird. Car died during traffic

Doesn't happen all the time. Just when I am coming home and even then it is not consistent. What happens is when I am driving the RPM's will drop from about 800 to about 500 and then the car will stall. Not to bad since I am just sitting in gridlock. Happened twice to me in this week. One time the car cut off but I was able to keep the RPM's up enough to keep it from stalling. Sort of like a total loss of electrical power.

Probably will check the positive and negative battery connectors to make sure that they are making good contact and that they are on there good and secure.

Like I said...... Weird.

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Feb 25, 2004 | 04:10 PM

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Hmm. Check all ground wires. Check for a clean maf connection. Check for any vaccum leaks. Check that the idle air control is clean. EGR and PCV should be checked for proper operation and that they aren't clogged.
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Feb 25, 2004 | 04:17 PM

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I did the PCV valve, now time to check all the other stuff.

The wheels look great. Much better than the stock Mustang 3 spokes.

Feb 25, 2004 | 04:27 PM

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Maybe alternator?

Feb 25, 2004 | 04:29 PM

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Well it did just turn 140,000 miles today and it isn't firing up like when I first got it. Where's a good place for a replacement? Courtesy?

Feb 25, 2004 | 04:29 PM

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Sound like the TPS is dying out. Thats the same thing thats been happening to me

Feb 25, 2004 | 04:35 PM

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Well it did just turn 140,000 miles today and it isn't firing up like when I first got it. Where's a good place for a replacement? Courtesy?

Courtesy or Dave Burnett(sp?) here on the org.

Feb 25, 2004 | 05:48 PM

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Dude get some Redline Fuel System Treatment. Pour the entire bottle in with about 1/4 of a tank. It should solve your problem.

Feb 25, 2004 | 07:15 PM

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Sound like the TPS is dying out. Thats the same thing thats been happening to me

I agree...also you might clean the throttle body but that problem would have come on gradually.

Feb 25, 2004 | 07:18 PM

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how do you clean the iacv?

Feb 25, 2004 | 07:21 PM

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Did u get a CEL light? When that happened to me it told me that one of my cylinders have misfired, but it magically went away? i dunno.

Feb 25, 2004 | 07:27 PM

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how much does the tps cost?

Feb 25, 2004 | 08:44 PM

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I don't have any CEL light, but I did check it recently to see what was happening behind the scenes. I saw the knock sensor error code, but it hasn't tripped the CEL.