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Asked: Jan 31, 2008 - 08:53 PM

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Car Stalls

Hi...Thank You For Your Advice!
I Asked Why My 2000 Cadillac Stalls While
Driving Down The Road Once In Awhile,
You Said To Check Out The Cam Shaft, Crankshaft
Sensors, My Mechanic Says Usually When That
Happens The Car Won't Retart Right Away, You Have
To Wait 20 Minutes Or So...Is That True?
Cause When The Enginer Dies, It'll Restart Right Away.
Thank You Very Much!
-Jim
P.S.He's Maybe Thinking It's A Fuel Pressure
Regulator....??????

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4 answers - 27 days ago

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0patience

Date: Feb 01, 2008
Time: 12:34 AM

First, what are the trouble codes??
You were asked that previously. We need those to help.

Next, please use the submit answer to the question you make, instead of making a new question.

Now, to the rest of the problem.
Why does your mechanic "think" it is the fuel pressure regulator.
"Thinking" means he doesn't know. That bothers me.
Did he check the fuel pressure? If so, what was it. Be specific.
Did he check vacuum test it? If not, then that should be done.

Let us know. We will try and help, but we need the information.

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0patience

Date: Feb 01, 2008
Time: 12:34 AM

First, what are the trouble codes??
You were asked that previously. We need those to help.

Next, please use the submit answer to the question you make, instead of making a new question.

Now, to the rest of the problem.
Why does your mechanic "think" it is the fuel pressure regulator.
"Thinking" means he doesn't know. That bothers me.
Did he check the fuel pressure? If so, what was it. Be specific.
Did he check vacuum test it? If not, then that should be done.

Let us know. We will try and help, but we need the information.

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nicecars1

Date: Feb 01, 2008
Time: 09:05 AM

First, what are the trouble codes??
You were asked that previously. We need those to help.

Next, please use the submit answer to the question you make, instead of making a new question.

............... They're No Trouble Codes That Show Up

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jwagnr

Date: Oct 27, 2008
Time: 11:46 AM

if is just the sensors the would still restart right away, like someone else said, the codes are def needed to help, as far as anything to do with fuel pressure is highly unlikely...only because if it is the regulator the vehicle more than likely would not start right back up...that sound more like some sort of sensor not necessarily the cam or crank though...get the codes and well see what we can come up with

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nycoldsowner

Date: Oct 11, 2009
Time: 10:59 AM

if its not any of those things i'd start by checking the wires in the pig-tail that connect to the ignition module....when it stalls play with each wire while someone else try to crank it over.

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