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Tonight while driving back from SF, the wife called me to say that the car died on her and she was stranded on the road. I had detoured to Sacramento to pick up and drop some parts to 164Family (Lenard). The wife was a ways up the road and took me a while to get to her, right about dark. The car turned over and the lights and every thing works, but the engine. I checked all of the connectors I could find and reach as well as checking the fuses which were all good. Checked all of the ground wires and they all seemed to be tight. Everything looked good.
Now here are a couple of clues as to what is going on. When I turn the key on, the wipers go up and back to park. Never did that before! The check engine light does not come on.
Couldn't get the car started, so I called AAA to send the "hook" and take the car home. I kept messing and checking everything I could imagine including the fuel pump relay fuses. All of those seemed to check out ok. I don't know what I did but the check engine light came on and I could restart the car several times. I did pull off and put back on the temp sensor wires and that seemed to be the clue to why it didn't run. I checked to see if it kicked a code...nothing (4-4-4-4) So, I canceled the truck and drove on up the freeway. About 45 miles later the car quit again! No fixing the car now, it is dead...again all the other electrical is working. But...no check engine light. Engine turns over just fine. I pulled the temp sensor wires and put them back on, but that didn't work.
It is now very dark and getting cooler, so I once again called AAA and had the car dropped in the drive way. I even pulled several of the connectors off and put them back on thinking the connectors were not working. Still a no start condition.
There is another clue, but I won't give that out until I read what you think might be the problem.
Now here are a couple of clues as to what is going on. When I turn the key on, the wipers go up and back to park. Never did that before! The check engine light does not come on.
Couldn't get the car started, so I called AAA to send the "hook" and take the car home. I kept messing and checking everything I could imagine including the fuel pump relay fuses. All of those seemed to check out ok. I don't know what I did but the check engine light came on and I could restart the car several times. I did pull off and put back on the temp sensor wires and that seemed to be the clue to why it didn't run. I checked to see if it kicked a code...nothing (4-4-4-4) So, I canceled the truck and drove on up the freeway. About 45 miles later the car quit again! No fixing the car now, it is dead...again all the other electrical is working. But...no check engine light. Engine turns over just fine. I pulled the temp sensor wires and put them back on, but that didn't work.
It is now very dark and getting cooler, so I once again called AAA and had the car dropped in the drive way. I even pulled several of the connectors off and put them back on thinking the connectors were not working. Still a no start condition.
There is another clue, but I won't give that out until I read what you think might be the problem.