HELP!!!! Car Dies!!!

mustangbob19 · 09-06-2001, 07:44 PM

While driving if a hit a moderate bump my car will hesitate if it is in gear. If it is in neutral or the clutch is depressed it will die. Driving on a smooth road there is are no problems. Also the car starts fine. Also there hasn't been any work done to the car lately. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!!!

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90 Mustang GT (hatchback)
3.55's, dyno-max exhaust,
Mac Cold Air Induction

5ohCOUPE · 09-06-2001, 08:50 PM

MY CAR WOULD DO THAT AND I FOUND THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS COMING APART. BUT MY CAR WOULD ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS STARTING. I WOULD LOOK AT THE IGNITION SWITCH FIRST

shelby2 · 09-08-2001, 01:43 AM

i agree with 5ohCOUPE that it sounds like the ignition switch. i have a friend with an 87 gt that keeps cutting out and we found that the ignition switch was real touchy. it is a 5 speed so when he would hit second, the keys on his ring would swing and move the switch enought to cut off the engine. only a 9.00 part at autozone, not very much.

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shawn hill
1967 ford mustang coupe, red w/white stripes, hood scoop, front and rear spoiler, sefi and c4, trickflow intake, 70mm mac tb/egr, billet fpr, 24# inj, c&l maf, heavy duty c4 w/transgo shiftkit, msd 6a box w/tfi blaster coil, flowtech longtubes w/turbo mufflers, t-rex inline pump, ported and polished E7TE heads w/1.94,1.60 valves, lunati 292 cam, harland sharp 1.6 rollers, conventional 8" with 2.79 gears (soon will be gone)

09-06-2001, 07:44 PM	#1
mustangbob19 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Minnesota Posts: 125	HELP!!!! Car Dies!!! While driving if a hit a moderate bump my car will hesitate if it is in gear. If it is in neutral or the clutch is depressed it will die. Driving on a smooth road there is are no problems. Also the car starts fine. Also there hasn't been any work done to the car lately. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!!! ------------------ 90 Mustang GT (hatchback) 3.55's, dyno-max exhaust, Mac Cold Air Induction

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09-06-2001, 08:50 PM	#2
5ohCOUPE Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ORANGE PARK FL. USA Posts: 208	MY CAR WOULD DO THAT AND I FOUND THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS COMING APART. BUT MY CAR WOULD ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS STARTING. I WOULD LOOK AT THE IGNITION SWITCH FIRST

09-08-2001, 01:43 AM	#3
shelby2 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: O Fallon, IL Posts: 87	i agree with 5ohCOUPE that it sounds like the ignition switch. i have a friend with an 87 gt that keeps cutting out and we found that the ignition switch was real touchy. it is a 5 speed so when he would hit second, the keys on his ring would swing and move the switch enought to cut off the engine. only a 9.00 part at autozone, not very much. ------------------ shawn hill 1967 ford mustang coupe, red w/white stripes, hood scoop, front and rear spoiler, sefi and c4, trickflow intake, 70mm mac tb/egr, billet fpr, 24# inj, c&l maf, heavy duty c4 w/transgo shiftkit, msd 6a box w/tfi blaster coil, flowtech longtubes w/turbo mufflers, t-rex inline pump, ported and polished E7TE heads w/1.94,1.60 valves, lunati 292 cam, harland sharp 1.6 rollers, conventional 8" with 2.79 gears (soon will be gone)