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helpless_woman - 01 Sep 2006 22:56 GMT

i have a 1990 ford taurus. when i drive the car just dies on me! i get out of
the car and i pull the plug outta the altenator. and some time it starts back
up and sometimes it wont. could some one please tell me what the problem may
be?

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Doc - 02 Sep 2006 02:55 GMT

faulty ignition module

>i have a 1990 ford taurus. when i drive the car just dies on me! i get out
>of
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> may
> be?

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Bob Urz - 03 Sep 2006 04:34 GMT

> i have a 1990 ford taurus. when i drive the car just dies on me! i get out of
> the car and i pull the plug outta the altenator. and some time it starts back
> up and sometimes it wont. could some one please tell me what the problem may
> be?

Define can not starts?
Won't turn over?
Turns over but won't start?

It was not uncommon for a TFI ignition modules to go bad or be
intermittent. When this happens, the car will stall. It will turn
over, but won't hit and won't start. This modules is on the base
of the distributor and requires a special thin wall socket to remove.

Bob

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helpless_woman - 12 Sep 2006 19:49 GMT

>> i have a 1990 ford taurus. when i drive the car just dies on me! i get out of
>> the car and i pull the plug outta the altenator. and some time it starts back
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>over, but won't hit and won't start. This modules is on the base
>of the distributor and requires a special thin wall socket to remove.

Well it turns over but it wont start. it will drive foe a while then it will
just cut out! its not running hot it just cuts out. i just got a new feul
filter and i know that gas is getting up there to the front because i press
this lil valve and gas squirts out.

>Bob

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Sharon K. Cooke - 12 Sep 2006 20:57 GMT

> >> i have a 1990 ford taurus. when i drive the car just dies on me! i get out of
> >> the car and i pull the plug outta the altenator. and some time it starts back
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> Message posted via CarKB.com
> http://www.carkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/ford/200609/1

Sounds like a bad TFI module. It gets hot, and then quits. When it cools
down, it's OK until it gets hot again. After so may of those cycles,
it's trash.

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