once in a while driving down the road the engine quits, fuel or electrical?

1991 NISSAN HARDBODY
280,000 MILES • 2.4L • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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FRANK LAWSON
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truck starts fine runs fine but once in a while going down the road the engine quits. roll to a stop and it fires right up. What do you suspect?
Feb 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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This can be about 15 different things from a bad relay or fuel pump to the ignition switch. I can help walk you through the repair by isolating which system is failing. This can be a challenge because it starts right back up. I have seen the fuel pump relay over heat and cause this issue. Here is the location to see if it is hot after running the truck for a while. I would swap out the ECCS relay as well.

This guide may be able to shed some light on the satiation as well:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-stalls

Check out the images (below). Let us know how it goes.


Feb 4, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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