okay so I got the cap rotor and wires started to install the new rotor...You said something about a new seal...no one has heard about this seal. The one I think you are telling me about is cone shaped and has a rubber O ring at the base of it....it crumbled in my hand when I took it off....


Thank you for your help
Z

Had a similar problem about a year ago, in my case it was the fuel pump relay. The relay is located inside the box where the fuses are contained (just below the windshield under the hood on the drivers side)You have to remove the screws in the cover of the box to get at the relays). I believe the relay is red in colour. When it began to sputter I tapped on the relay and sometimes it would come back to life and continue running. The eventually nothing worked. What I did was remove the relay and put a fine cotter pin across the two large pins in the relay connector. I did this when I wanted to drive the car then removed the jumper when it was parked, I had to do this as this was my only car and it took a couple of days to have the relay shipped to me. I would strongly advise against permanently by-passing the relay, they are there for a reason!!! One way to see if it is fuel pressure is to put a fuel pressure gauge on the schrader valve (looks like a tire fill valve) at the end of the fuel rail, right near the throttle linkage (removing the plastic cover makes life easier --1 screw). If the fuel pressure drops as the problem occurs it is likely your problem. The back yard version is to depress the valve stem momentarily when it stalls and see if there is any pressure there, becareful if there is pressure you will get a healthy squirt of fuel out of the valve. if the pump or relay are faulty there will be noticeably less pressure when the car has stalled as compared to how much pressure there is when it is running OK. Mine would stall when you tried to revv the engine as well. My car has 340000km on the clock and still has it's original pump. Good luck

It sounds like you are running out of gas. Any check engine lights? When was the last time you put a fuel filter on it?
Yes, the fuel pump may work until it gets hot and then quit. Did you check the fuel pressure after the engine died by pushing on the shcrader valve?
How about the fuel pump relay, was it hot? Someone on this board hot wired his fuel pump to bypass the relay, so the fuel pump ran whenever the ignition was on. I can't tell you how to do that, so don't ask.

Klaus
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1975 164 w/174,800mi (Sold) 1995 850T w/91,000mi, 1998 V70R w/129,000mi