Engine just dies...long srry

[ALT_255]

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well i finaly got the z running good... :stupid: or so i thought

so i decided that i should take her with me to nebrascia... i was going to visit the gf and spend the weekend @ her parents. anyways.. it made the whole trip there and about 1/2 of the way back ok ~ 7 hours there and about 3 hours back ok but then it just died. i was driving @ about 85mph and it just died... i realy didnt notice at first so i tried shifting down once and compression starting it.. it worked so i headed to the next exit and checked around in the engine compartment a little but i couldn't see anything overtly wrong... so i get going again and go for about an hour w. no problems before it happens again but this time it wont pushstart so i pull over and try the key and it starts right up and runs ok.. ??? it happend about 3 more times in the last couple of hours and now it is doing it about every 5 miles.. even @ a complete stop just idling... happens w. and without power acc. running

any ideas???

[Zedrally]

Fuel Filter, change that and all will be well again...

MOM

[ALT_255]

ill give it a try and let you know

thanks again

-Jon

[ALT_255]

so i replaced the fuel filter. and it is still just stopping running... like the ignition is cutting out?? if i put the clutch in and pump the gas it comes back up mostly???

im stumped

[Zedrally]

Have you cut open the old filter to see if there was a blockage?

[sblake01]

Just a hunch since I've had it happen on both of my L engine f.i. cars. Check the temperature sensor. That's the one on the water neck closest to the distributor. A bad connection there can cause the symptoms you've described. It could also be a bad temp sensor I guess but cleaning the connection cured the problem on both of my cars.

[ALT_255]

I think i got it?

i was looking around here and on zcar and i found this

http://www.zcar.com/forums/read.php?f=1&i=509142&t=509142

i think the problem was that my fuel pump shut off switch was getting tripped

i bent the pin and after a quick 15min test drive it seems much better... ill let you all know after i go to work tom...

p.s. i am going to check the temp sensor right now.. better safe than sorry. thanks alot everyone