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Old 05-04-2012, 08:36 PM
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Yeah I used to have this intermittent problem in my Cutlass. The pickup coil was the problem. Sucks because it requires removal of the distributor. Mine would start up and drive fine, then I would park it and go to start it again a short while later and no fire. Luckily it seemed to always do it in front of my house and not anywhere else. I found the break in the tiny wires going to the pickup coil.

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Old 05-04-2012, 11:13 PM
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Sounds like the same problem I'm having. Just wandering why it doesn't die when it's running. Maybe it warms up then cools down, and some scientific mumbo jumbo happens, and it causes it to short out. Well, I'm glad it doesn't happen driving. It's got me at taco bell 3 times and walmart at least 4. It's like when I run into a store, I feel like I'm on a game show, and have 10 minutes to get in then out or I'm screwed. When it does it, I can literally have the cap off pull the connectors, back in the car, start it in 2 minutes. Theft deterant I guess!!

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