After driving awhile, usually after around ten miles, if I am stopped at a red traffic light idling, the car sputters to a stop. And then when I immediately try to start the car
the dash lights come on, but there is no cranking whatsoever. I wait at the stop light about three minutes and then try to start the car again, it strongly cranks right up and starts. Then to keep car running at traffic light stops, I put the car in park and feed it a little gas until light turns green. I have a theory! There is a wire (or wires) going to the spark plugs and the wire has lost part of its plastic covering insulation. That wire is intermittently touching metal in the car and grounding out or shorting out so that the plugs are not getting electric current. Please help.
the dash lights come on, but there is no cranking whatsoever. I wait at the stop light about three minutes and then try to start the car again, it strongly cranks right up and starts. Then to keep car running at traffic light stops, I put the car in park and feed it a little gas until light turns green. I have a theory! There is a wire (or wires) going to the spark plugs and the wire has lost part of its plastic covering insulation. That wire is intermittently touching metal in the car and grounding out or shorting out so that the plugs are not getting electric current. Please help.
Oct 24, 2016 at 11:58 AM
