stall, oil pressure on autocheck, go again

[Huw Powell]

> My 89 90q has stalled twice at highway speeds, the tach drops to zero, the
> oil pressure image comes up on autocheck
>
> Well, tonight on the way home from a concert, the car stalled about a mile
> from home and wouldn't easily restart...  I tried to restart using the starter as I was now
> stopped.  The car would turn and turn, feel as if it would kick over, then
> go back to regular cranking.
>
>  Oil pressure senders?

probably not

> Check and clean electrical connections?

You got it - and, the most likely culprit is the hall sender/connection
at the distributor, or the little wires inside the distr. from it.

Sound like you are losing spark instantaneously, and not only would that
do it, but they are vulnerable connections and many have experienced
problems with them.

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Huw Powell

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