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Car stalling somewhat randomly

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Kiknads

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My car starts fine when its cold, but after i drive for a while, it will stall on me. Sometimes i can just start it up again, other times i have had to wait up ta a half hour. I've changed the ignition module to one i had lying around, and still the same problem, any ideas?
 

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Are you refering to the tfi module on the distributor as the ignition module??.. Is your car mass air flow or speed density?? if its sd it could be a bad map sensor
 
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its an 87 lx, and its the grey thing connected to the distributor
 

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that should be your coil if i am geting the right picture. i could be tons of things man i had the same issue with my 88gt stalled on me ran like crap then just quit. found out it was a loose ground from the neg batt post. just do a process of elimination. Batt,pos-neg cables/connections/coil/wires/plugs. more than likely your problem runs in that chain some where.
 
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my friend had that happen and we changed the tfi , the fuel pump, wires, plugs, and it was the pickup in the distributor.
 
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went to my local piston ring store and picked up a new pickup coil and the module tool and i set to work putting it in, but i got stumped on how to take it off the shaft, anyone got a guide or something on how to do it?
 
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you gotta take the dist. out and push the tension pin through the gear with a punch, then the whole shaft slides out and with a 5.5mm socket, just change out the pickup and tfi... easy
 
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doh, i was hopin i didnt have to take it out, ahh well, thanks a lot
 
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mine was coil
 
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yea, coil is my next step
 
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well bought a new coil today ( i hate taking the distributor out) and that wasnt it, so I suppose i'm stuck takin it out :/
 
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UPDATE

I've replaced the TFI module (with one i had lying around), the coil, the PIP, and I've also noticed its not stalling randomly, for the past couple days its stalled within about 3 blocks every day this week, this thing is getting pretty aggrivating.
 

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check the ground wire that goes from your motor to your frame.
 
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