Took the GN out this morning...died and won't start | Thread profile

My 87 GN has been running great for several years without any issues. This morning I took it for a short errand. I was cruising along, no WOT runs or anything. Suddenly the car just stalled. The GN was running smooth as silk, then it just died. All the connections seemed tight. I also check the hot wire to the fuel pump, and then bypassed the hotwire. Any ideas? Thanks, ...

Check the fuses, battery connection, any wires that might have grounded out and check for fuel pump pressure while starting.

Does it do anything at all when you try to start? Mine did the same thing yesterday. Got a jump and it fired up and two minutes later just died again. It was the battery. Never had a battery just go like that before. Fired right up at the house then after driving for a while the battery was just went completely dead and would not hold a charge. Pulled the Altenator and battery, went to the ...

Could it possibly be the crank sensor?

is your fuel pump coming on? it could be the crank sensor. I had one go out without notice..

The fuel pump is coming on. I've got a FP gauge and it's going to about 42psi. The car is turning over, but not cranking. Probably the crank sensor.

Check the rotor in the cam sensor.

Quote: Originally Posted by Chuck Leeper Check the rotor in the cam sensor. Chuck, If the rotor in the cam sensor is in the incorrect position, would'nt the car run very rough as opposed to not starting at all? The car just simply died while I was driving. If it is the crank sensor, do I just need the ...

If the ecm does not see the cam signal at startup, it will not begin the fueling procedure (if the ecm loses the signal while running, it goes into batch fire mode). Simply connect any scan tool to verify that you are getting a crank signal. If not, all you have to purchase is the sensor and re-use your old bracket.

It's possible it is the cam sensor, but probably not, because it would have thrown a check engine light and run... until you shut the engine off then it wouldn't have started again. It's probably the crank sensor for it to have such an abrupt stop, or possibly a bad wire connection.