hello friends I need your expert advice.

earlier this year I had to take my beloved blazer into a shop because I had what they said was a blown head gasket. After having this done and was robbed (cost= $2000), the truck would randomly die. Mostly when it seemed to have been running for a while, or when stopped at a light or to slow down for a turn.

I just last month had a mechanic friend of a friend install a brand new fuel pump.
the truck drove home fine, but then started acting up again, so I parked it.


a good example of the symptoms are : "When it heats up I find that I can go down the highway for miles and it runs just fine but when I come to a stop sign or stop light when it is hot and has been running for a while it will just die I then put it in park and it runs again until I have to stop (has gas smell as well). I can let it sit for a few minutes and it will start back up, but still acts like it's idling hard or not getting fuel correctly, so I am forced to keep it parked.


I know next to nothing about engine repair, so I listen to advice and comments from friends who know friends, and from other mechanically inclined folks, and now you, the experts.

I have been told three possible examples of what could be wrong.
1. a bad Crank Sensor
2. a bad Ignition Control Module
3. the fuel pump was put in wrong

please advise...

thank you for taking the time to help if you can

 

Can you get any of these mechanically inclined friends to take a drive with you? Ask them if they hear a bearing knock on start-up. Does your oil pressure drop when your breaking to come a stop after highway.

 

I'd do a search in here for EGR Cleaning. It's probably in the DIY section.
IMO any or all of those 3 examples wouldn't allow you to get to highway speeds in the 1st place.
Does a '95 have an Absolute Manifold Pressure sensor?

 

+1 on clean egr. I like that better then were I was going.