car just wants to take a 5 minute break...
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Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 64
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From: Pacoima CA
Car: 92 camaro RS
Engine: zz4 craite engine with TPI set up
Transmission: T-5
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt 3.42 posi
car just wants to take a 5 minute break...
I need some help!
I can't seem to figure out what is going on. I have a 92 Camaro with a 5.7 TPI, the car turns on fine it idles and all the t-5 gears work fine.
As I cruse on heavy LA traffic (traffic in LA
lol) for more then 30 minutes the car just turn off and it wouldn't start,
The car is not over heating there is 40 lb of fuel pressure.
I just leave the car alone for 5- 10 minutes and the car start right up again like nothing happen. I have check the fuel pressure, timing, getting good resistance on the fuel injectors
I recently pulled up to a smog check station and ask the guy to give me a reading while idling here are the number:
HC...........ppm: 1320
CO.............%: 0.03
CO2...........%: 9.0
O2 ............%: 7.8
NO (x) .....ppm: 29
P.E.F. .......... 0.482
I notice that is happen when I use the car for a 30 - 1 hour period of time in a bumper to bumper traffic or stop at a red light for a long time. Once it stop running I just waited out for 5-10 minutes and the car works fine again.
I'm open to read some advise
I can't seem to figure out what is going on. I have a 92 Camaro with a 5.7 TPI, the car turns on fine it idles and all the t-5 gears work fine.
As I cruse on heavy LA traffic (traffic in LA
lol) for more then 30 minutes the car just turn off and it wouldn't start, The car is not over heating there is 40 lb of fuel pressure.
I just leave the car alone for 5- 10 minutes and the car start right up again like nothing happen. I have check the fuel pressure, timing, getting good resistance on the fuel injectors
I recently pulled up to a smog check station and ask the guy to give me a reading while idling here are the number:
HC...........ppm: 1320
CO.............%: 0.03
CO2...........%: 9.0
O2 ............%: 7.8
NO (x) .....ppm: 29
P.E.F. .......... 0.482
I notice that is happen when I use the car for a 30 - 1 hour period of time in a bumper to bumper traffic or stop at a red light for a long time. Once it stop running I just waited out for 5-10 minutes and the car works fine again.
I'm open to read some advise
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From: Adrian, Mi, USA
Car: 1988 Pontiac Firebird Formula
Engine: 5.7 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Re: car just wants to take a 5 minute break...
Something is getting hot, and failing. Could be the module under the distributor cap......
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Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 478
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From: Las Vegas
Car: Fourth Gen '94 camaro
Engine: 350 Gen II
Transmission: A4
Axle/Gears: 3.23
Re: car just wants to take a 5 minute break...
Did you check for trouble codes? The ECM can have "soft codes" that don't illuminate the check engine light.



