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Question: Car engine stoles

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Visitor, 1.6L 4 Cylinder, Tarpon Springs, FL, May 18, 2010, 13:50

My 1991 stoles on the road driving it,and wont restart,it happened twice.after bean towed to a garage and off the tow truck it started,it ran good for one day and did the same thing.Noboty can fiend the problem ?The car is home now and afraid to drive it.
Thanks Fred.

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    Visitor, May 19, 2010, 04:15

    Difficult problems that have no consistency could be a faulty control module. Check the pin connectors to the modules for continuity

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    CapriOwner91, April 27, 2012, 17:34
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    I had a similar problem with my non-turbo Capri. It was a faulty ignitor module inside the distributor. It wasn't cheap $175 after shopping online) but it fixed my problem.

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