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Old 01-05-2008, 07:39 PM
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car stalls:confused:

after driveing my z for longer then ten minutes or so the stop in a store somewhere when i come back and start my car the engine feels like is goning to die and sometimes does. it only does this after being driven not cold start.
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Old 01-05-2008, 07:43 PM
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Have you checked your timing, spark plugs / wires, AFM & CHTS connections?
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Old 01-05-2008, 07:54 PM
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well i just replaced my distributor cap, rotor, plug wires,plugs,and i did an oil change but it started doing this before i did the tune upd
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Old 01-05-2008, 07:57 PM
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A somewhat common cause of this "stalling when hot" problem is a bad ignitor (two prong unit on the side of the distrib for non-turbos).
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Old 01-05-2008, 07:59 PM
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thanks i'll check it out tomrrow if its not raining,
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Old 01-06-2008, 08:23 PM
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Check the fuel pump, sometimes after the fuel pump warms you could (not common) have low fuel pressure. Look for vacuum leaks to. Clean the MAF / MAS with MAF cleaner...
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Old 01-06-2008, 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by turboZ87.300
Check the fuel pump, sometimes after the fuel pump warms you could (not common) have low fuel pressure. Look for vacuum leaks to. Clean the MAF / MAS with MAF cleaner...
280zx's have AFM's not MAF's. I know what you meant, but there is a diff.
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