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Old 06-08-2003, 07:52 AM   #2
Philossifer
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Default Coil? (maybe)

aar0s,
I'm not saying this is your problem but '89 Mustang was doing the same thing. It would run fine for a given period of time and then just die.

Once I drove it on a weekend trip, it was fine all weekend and then, about 2 miles from home, it died. The interval before it started cutting out began to shorten very quickly. (like within the next day or two)

Eventually, it would only run for a mile or two until finally, it wouldn't even start!

I couldn't figure out what the problem was 'cause it would never dublicate when I wanted it to. (so I could fix it.)
The last time (when the car wouldn't start) I popped open the hood and noticed a burned wire smell. My nose went right to the ignition coil and I noticed it was burnt (by the indication of a white chalky ring around it!

I replaced the coil; Problem solved!

Like I said, the coil might not be your problem, but it's worth looking into and easy to do.
Good luck,
Phil
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