1991 Ford Tempo 91 tempo just caused a wonder

167,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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YOUARC
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My car has always done well, but this morning when I turned the corner to pull into the parking lot, the whole engine just died. There was no shaking or sputtering at all. The steering got tight (to be expected), but I was able to cruise into a spot. I put the car in park and was able to instantly start it up just fine and rev the engine. We recently replaced the alternator, and I know the battery is good. We also replaced our distributor and starter recently too. I'm not entirely sure what is wrong.
Sep 9, 2010 at 1:10 AM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,


I would just be checking for any unresolved fault codes in the ECU, do a diagnostic scan to check fore these, maybe just a hiccup, let me know if there are any codes for further assistance.

mark (mhpautos)
Sep 9, 2010 at 1:19 AM
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FIXITMR
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these cars are notorious for bad coil wire (to distributor cap). they act up like sudden stalls? you weren't low on gas were ya, that might cause hiccup in fuel supply when turning corner.
Sep 11, 2010 at 12:14 PM
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