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kinkisheep - 16 Mar 2007 05:31 GMT

Every so often my 1990 tercel shuts itself off after I’ve started it.
Or it will start fine warm up fine but when I go to drive away it
stalls and won’t start again. I took it to a mechanic and they said
that there was nothing wrong with the spark , compression or fuel
system. It does have a rough idle and needs a tune up but could just
needing a tune up make the car turn off? can anyone point me in the
right direction?

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Ray O - 16 Mar 2007 07:23 GMT

> Every so often my 1990 tercel shuts itself off after I've started it.
> Or it will start fine warm up fine but when I go to drive away it
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> needing a tune up make the car turn off? can anyone point me in the
> right direction?

Is the engine fuel injected or carbureted?

Are the ignition parts OEM or aftermarket?

How long has it been since the distributor cap, distributor rotor, spark
plugs, and wire were replaced?

When did the problem start to occur?

When you say it won't start again, do you mean that it will not turn over or
does it crank and not catch?

Yes, needing a tune up can make a car stall.

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Hachiroku ハチロク - 16 Mar 2007 14:39 GMT

> Every so often my 1990 tercel shuts itself off after Ive started it. Or
> it will start fine warm up fine but when I go to drive away it stalls and
> wont start again. I took it to a mechanic and they said that there was
> nothing wrong with the spark , compression or fuel system. It does have a
> rough idle and needs a tune up but could just needing a tune up make the
> car turn off? can anyone point me in the right direction?

New fuel filter and pressure from the pump OK?

I had a Nissan that did this, and it was a bad ground wire to the fuel
pump doing it.

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Ph@Boy - 16 Mar 2007 16:19 GMT

> Every so often my 1990 tercel shuts itself off after I’ve started it.
> Or it will start fine warm up fine but when I go to drive away it
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> needing a tune up make the car turn off? can anyone point me in the
> right direction?

Do everything Ray said and also check the fuel cap vent system. Does it
do it more often with a full or empty fuel tank? Do you hear a rush of
air when the fuel filler cap is removed? Sometimes, a blocked vent will
allow the engine to idle, but under load (attempting to drive away) it
will experience fuel starvation due to a vacuum lock IMHO.

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