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Question: engine stalling

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Visitor, 3.3L V6, Port Charlotte, FL, June 22, 2011, 02:47

driving along car just stalls? happened before changed fuel filter and fuelpump kept stalling. changed crank indicator kept stalling found a bad elect.ingector seemed to solve problem until today it did it again 5 months later.blowing black smoke when put accelerator to open up engine,it sputters then after that it stalls. someone told me it could be the egr valve an idle air cotrol valve. do you have any solutions to add because the process of elimination can become quite costly!!!

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    raiderron June 22, 2011, 03:35
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    Can you imagine the money you could have saved by having a professional shop do the correct diagnosis to begin with and replace the actual needed part or parts. Just sayin'. Actually you said it-"Process of elimination can become quite costly".

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    Pontyhorse February 26, 2012, 15:06
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    Same problem I had. I spent over $2000 on it before finding the cause. It was a bad multipurpose ground on the transaxle housing. Pull the air cleaner assembly off, dismantle the ground, clean it all up, and reattach it all. Be sure to disconnect the battery first. This ground is a pain to get to, and you have to use a backup wrench on the larger post hex in order to unscrew the pressure nut, or you'll rip off the connection eyelets. Ask me how I know...

    The ground post is located under the air cleaner, and under the crossover exhaust pipe.

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