1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass My car quits

CONCERNED890

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1993 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS

Engine Mechanical problem
1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic

When I come to a stop my car quits at times. When I crank it back and put it in gear it dies again or sometimes it will go until I get to another stop. About 5 years or so I had my torgue converter switch disconnected and it hasn't been replaced since. No problems have occured until about a month ago.

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LEGITIMATE007

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Check idle air control valve and crank position sensor

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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 AT 10:22 PM

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Could it also be my fuel filter clogging up.

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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 AT 11:57 PM

LEGITIMATE007

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Sure, that could also be the problem, and the cheper fix. Whats not leaning me in that direction is simply, the car probably would never start back up.

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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 AT 5:40 AM

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If the crank position sensor gets hot will it cause my car to quit also being that in the daytime it very warm outside and if it's the crank sensor would it start back up after about awhile. Cause when I re crank it the car idles up very high on its on and goes back down to normal to me at night the car drives well with no hesitation could yuo help me with this problem being that you the only one with the right answer

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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 AT 10:23 PM

LEGITIMATE007

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Exactly, those are the symptoms, when it gets hot it will cause an open circuit, causing it to not to give the signal, but when it cools the circuit closes again causing a complete circuit. Thus making it give the correct signal. Gas filter, no. Idle air control valve is a possibility too.