Tach cuts out and engine stalls
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Tach cuts out and engine stalls
97 S10 4.3L. On the way to work this morning the tachometer cut out and the engine died for a brief second, then came back. When I got to work the engine died completely, same scenario (Tach goes to zero, engine dies). The headlights and stereo were still on. It started back up after a few tries.
I hope its the ignition control module, I have a spare under my seat.
I hope its the ignition control module, I have a spare under my seat.
#2
I had something similiar happen. It would just stop. The tach stopping is because the engine has stopped. Turned out to be a wire in the large wiring harness/loom coming from the fuse box under the hood. I got lucky in finding it by wiggling wires till the fuse popped again. Then narrowed it down & found the wire broken inside the insulation.
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Thanks. I should probably start a new thread on the subject, but are there any other issues that could cause something that would appear as shutting the ignition off/on while driving?
To me it sounds like improper grounding/battery connection, or a broken wire to an ignition module or similar. Anyone got any experiences like that?
The engine just cut while driving, and the gauges/lights in the dash flashed like they do when you turn the ignition on in the morning. First time this happened was after hitting a bump in the road. Engine starts right up afterwords.
To me it sounds like improper grounding/battery connection, or a broken wire to an ignition module or similar. Anyone got any experiences like that?
The engine just cut while driving, and the gauges/lights in the dash flashed like they do when you turn the ignition on in the morning. First time this happened was after hitting a bump in the road. Engine starts right up afterwords.
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