Just got back in operation yesterday after a week of searching for items that might be causing my engine to cut-out. Car was up on jack stands for shift rod seal and boot replacement. Also installed short-shift kit and all new bushings (Pelican brass in back U-joint). Found crank sensor (i think) up fwd of sheet metal in bell housing area, but did't do anything with it. Still cannot find cyl head temp probe!
Inspected DME connector for corroded contacts and found it clean.
Opened connector to check for broken/bad wires, all in good shape. Noticed corrosion around base of DME, so pulled it out and opened it up. Found botom board was very corroded on both sides, thought I had found the problem for sure!!
Cleaned it all up and reinstalled it.
Someone said there was an alarm relay in the instrument area, fwd of the fuel/oil quan gauge. I found two of them in that location, a 10 amp and a 40 amp. My owners manual shows only one, for the power windows, which i figured was the 10 amp one , so I pulled out the 40 amp one.
Down off the stands and out for a drive. The engine felt much smoother and more responsive, but it always runs good until it gets warmed up. After the 3/4 mark of the trip ( about 8 mi) I stopped for a red light. My driving up to that point had been very conservative due to traffic. I had a clear road when the light turned green, so I got on it hard up through 3 third gear, reving to 5K each gear. Ran fine. When I backed off, it started the same old s&it !!
Cutting out randomly for the rest of the trip home.
KQW
I tried what you said re: pushing in the clutch when it acts up. I did, and the engine revs smoothly and freely, no cutting out with no load on the engine!!
Now that sounds like ignition to me, coil or coil wire
I'm going to try another coil.
What say the rest of ye????
Ted