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1991 ford thunderbird

Sent to Car Experts September 04, 2006 7:43 p.m.

1991 Ford Thunderbird 5.0 HO EFI
A couple of weeks ago my T-Bird cut off at a stop sign and would not start back up, we pushed it off the road and tried to start the car, the motor turns over but will not start, about 15 minutes later the car started. I woke up one morning tried to start the car it would not start, i drove my other car to work, when i got home i tried to start the T-Bird and it started right up. On another occasion i went over a bouble railway crossing and the motor shut off, i cruised to a stop and after about 10 minutes of trying to re fire the motor, it finally started back up. I have changed the rotor button, distributor, plug wires, ignition coil, ignition switch, cylinder and keys and i still have this intermitent problem, any ideas??

Thanks,

Drew

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1991 Ford thunderbird 302 5.0L

Already Tried:
distributor cap. rotor. plugs and plug wires. ignition coil. ignition switch. ignition cylinder and keys.

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Status: Closed Value: $15

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September 04, 2006 7:51 p.m. (8 minutes and 5 seconds later)

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best advice is when it dies you need to check for loss of spark or fuel it sounds like it may be a bad connection or wire. Have you tried running vehichle and wiggling wire harness to duplicate the scenario. also have you scanned the eec to see if any codes are stored? It may something simple like bad contact to fuel pump relay. If this has been helpful an accept would be appreciated or if you need more info let me know. Thank you Bill.

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Sent September 04, 2006 9:15 p.m. (1 hour and 24 minutes later)

i have checked the wiring for loose connections, even ran an extra ground from the battery to the frame. i have no way of checking the eec. two days ago i tried to start the car to go to work, the motor would turn over but not start, i drove my other car to work, when i came home i turned the motor over and it fired right up. any other ideas?

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September 04, 2006 9:26 p.m. (11 minutes and 10 seconds later)

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