pete mcrash

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well i didn't make it to the R/R day at nobles cos the car kept breaking down............BASTARD.........diagnose this.....driving along and the rev counter starts jumping up n down and the power dies....it seems like it's running on 3 cylinders and it cuts out.......u can bump start it in gear but it just gets worse and u have to pull over....it dies......it will start back up and repeat the whole thing again.....if u let it cool/leave it it will be fine for another 30 mile or so.....nothing seems HOT under the bonett and the temp guage if fine....................the car only does this on motoway journeys so it's a cunt to find/fix and as an everyday car to and from work it's fine (10mile each way)............i've got a few ideas/things to check but any advise would be nice......cheers Pete.....

The DIVA

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Resistor has failed in the rotor arm possibly,stick another one in and see how it goes...

lawnsy

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You not having much luck lately........

i had same prob on a golf and it turned out to be the fuel filter...after changing everything else....

must have been full of shit and when driving it just got blocked up with shit and lost fuel pressure then cut out and if i left it the thing would start back up and run no problem for another 20mins then do it again...

Hope this helps

pete mcrash

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deffo think this is electrical.............

lawnsy

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did you find the raidiator prob?

pete mcrash

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hopefully...............took the water cooling off the turbo,runs a lot better now.....but still think h/g has gone...................

The DIVA

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Rev counter is the giveaway......... Rotor arm prob has happened to me twice and Dave Cos 4x4 once,exactly the same symptoms as yours...

Could also be an ign amp,failing when it gets hot...

lawnsy

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Think i might have a ign amp in the garage....are 2wd and 4wd the same?

pete mcrash

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got a spare amp.... ....thinking about the temp sensor (blue one) in the head...??

Graceland

My money is on the crank position sensor and or associated wiring - Slowpoke had exactly the same problem with exactly the same symptoms, worked out that it was the white block plug that the pins had vibrated loose inside and wern't making full contact, so when the engine was revved, the pins vibrated and lost contact

lawnsy

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na it would not run propperly ya fueling would be all over......does it smell rich?......

pete mcrash

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...that was the first thing grove told me to do........it's not that........

pete mcrash

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..........it allways does...i think it must be a resistance problem (electrics) and it only happens when the cars running for a while.....

BigErn

Have you changed the sensor Pete or just checked the wiring? Sounds like a crank sensor problem. Try changing it if you alredy havent.

Also out of daftness mate check your charging voltage of the car when running, just out of interest.

pete mcrash

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changed the sensor.............but will try

fordsportjay

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check the plug on the crank sensor

Alvyn

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phase sensor knackered or @ wrong gap!