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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Cars / June 20061987 Stanza intermittently dies
I've got a 1987 stanza (205,000 mi.) that decides to die just out of the blue while driving down the street.... it may or may not restart immediately although once restarted it most likely it will continue to repeatedly die every mile or two trying to get it home......8 years ago it went thru several months of this, in and out of a couple of shops without resolve etc....the car then sat several years.....after its vacation I put in a new battery and the car has ran fine until now (about 2000 miles a year as a spare car) but now the gremlins are back....regrettably when needed the most since the wife's daily driver needs a head gasket etc...... When acting up the car may have no spark but due to intermittently nature of the problem that's not quite definitive......It may also go 100 miles without a problem or it may die and not restart for 10 minutes(or longer) or it may just die every mile or so......it has had the usual routine maintenance with new rotor, plugs, wires dist cap, fuel filter etc... any and all suggestions would be most appreciated....Rod > I've got a 1987 stanza (205,000 mi.) that decides to die just out of the > blue while driving down the street.... it may or may not restart [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > the usual routine maintenance with new rotor, plugs, wires dist cap, fuel > filter etc... any and all suggestions would be most appreciated....Rod Sounds like a bad distributor..  SignatureSteve http://www.atlantaracing.com > Sounds like a bad distributor.. Thanks......If so is a used one a viable choice or should I look at new? Rod You could hear a pin drop when the almighty "Rod & Betty Jo" <soggy@pacifier.com> addressed his adoring fans with these immortal words: >> Sounds like a bad distributor.. > >Thanks......If so is a used one a viable choice or should I look at new? >Rod definitely buy new. This is a common problem with that type/vintage of car. A used one may have the same problem. It's not worth the gamble or hassle to even muck around with a used distributor. Personally, I put used parts in two categories, those that are worth the risk and those that are not. Not worth the risk: bulbs, belts, batteries, hoses, brakes, tires, distributors (and most other electrical, ignition parts). Worth the risk: rebuilt transmissions, a/c components, major drive train parts, cosmetic interior and exterior parts, seats, etc. > You could hear a pin drop when the almighty "Rod & Betty Jo" > <soggy@pacifier.com> addressed his adoring fans with these immortal [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > definitely buy new. This is a common problem with that type/vintage > of car. I tend to agree as this is a comon probl;em with those cars. I normally recomend used for parts on items that aren't normally a problem for that model. SignatureSteve http://www.atlantaracing.com > I've got a 1987 stanza (205,000 mi.) that decides to die just out of the > blue while driving down the street.... it may or may not restart immediately [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > rotor, plugs, wires dist cap, fuel filter etc... any and all suggestions > would be most appreciated....Rod My 88 stanza had a similar problem. Replaced distributor as oil got by and interfered with camshaft sensor inside distributor. Have had no problems since. Apparently a common problem with these cars. > My 88 stanza had a similar problem. Replaced distributor as oil got by > and interfered with camshaft sensor inside distributor. Have had no > problems since. Apparently a common problem with these cars. Thanks for the tip.......I had wondered about that sensor, 70 test miles ago I popped the distributor cap open, removed the rotor, the distributor looked remarkably clean inside (not really a definitive view though) I sprayed it heavily with elec. parts cleaner, just in case 19 years of potential crud interfered with reading the plate, reassembled and so far it has ran okay.....but I have little confidence it will run tomorrow<G>......at least now I may be looking in the right direction...thanks Rod I had a similar problem with a Plymouth. I ended up replacing the ignition modual to fix the problem. > I've got a 1987 stanza (205,000 mi.) that decides to die just out of the > blue while driving down the street.... it may or may not restart [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > the usual routine maintenance with new rotor, plugs, wires dist cap, fuel > filter etc... any and all suggestions would be most appreciated....Rod |
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