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88 Mustang dies, won't restart until a key cycle

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AeroCoupe

lube between the nut and the face. I know my lubes
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What was it about them that would cause the motor to shut off after running for a bit?
 
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The car wouldn't start without multiple cycles but fuel pressure was fine.
 

General karthief

wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair
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I can't think of any scenario where a charcoal canister malfunction would cause the engine to shut off, but I'm not a auto tech soooo,
I want to know about the 'key giggle' test. It's one of my favorites
 
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I gotta say i never painted my nuts, Never Ever
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General karthief said:
I can't think of any scenario where a charcoal canister malfunction would cause the engine to shut off, but I'm not a auto tech soooo,
I want to know about the 'key giggle' test. It's one of my favorites
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So giggling keys does it for you these days?
My best friend gets so excited when I giggle my keys, we go for a ride and he sticks his head out the window.
 
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wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair
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nickyb said:
So giggling keys does it for you these days?
My best friend gets so excited when I giggle my keys, we go for a ride and he sticks his head out the window.
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Yeah, so make fun of my public sckool edumacation
 
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It didn't shut mine off, it just prevented it from starting.
 

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Shuttleman83 said:
It didn't shut mine off, it just prevented it from starting.
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Still don't see it, but what do I know
 
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It ended up being the brand new autozone "motocraft" tfi module that was bad for anyone who cares.
 
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lube between the nut and the face. I know my lubes
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We care, glad you solved the problem, and thank you for posting what the fix was as some folks don't do that which sucks for others with the same issue later down the road.
 
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toeffer said:
It ended up being the brand new autozone "motocraft" tfi module that was bad for anyone who cares.
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Where did you get a good TFI? Fighting with poor quality parts store ones
 
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I had an old Standard Products laying around.
 
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