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    what to check for when a car just dies

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    0  Views: 532 Answers: 6 Posted: 14 years ago
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      if the car was running when it died it might be a variety of problems
      electonis fuel pump
      loose wireing
      alternator
      ignition harness
      coil wires
      no gas
      clogged fuel filter
      loose nut behind the wheel.....
      14 years ago. Rating: 2
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        Headless Man

        No daren it died before he started it...........lol
        commented 14 years ago
        Gas it might need some.
        14 years ago. Rating: 1
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          Timing belt if car has more than 50,000 miles.
          14 years ago. Rating: 1
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            dead battery would be the most obvious
            14 years ago. Rating: 1
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              Elitistprick

              The battery only affects starting problems, and would not cause a car to die. Once it is running, the alternator provides the electricity the car needs, and the battery just gets recharged. Therefore, a dead battery would not ever cause a car to die - just not start.
              commented 14 years ago
              mom

              well, well, well..I think I have just been given a lesson in the mechanics of a car;)
              commented 14 years ago
              The answer flip gave is spot on if motor just cut out and wont restart. If it was fuel you would have had surges just before it stopped running.Spark should have also caused miss fires. The one highly unlikely but can happen if the car is older model and has a distributor the central high tension lead to the coil could come out of top of dissy or coil.
              14 years ago. Rating: 0
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                i agree with darren,also a vacum leak.......you should probably take it to a mecanic and have check it with a scanner for codes in the cars computer.
                14 years ago. Rating: 0
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