stuck on i-5 please help, using my cell phone, call if you can Options

[cbenitah]

i'm using internet on my cell phone. I got stuck on i-5 going towards san diego from la. I was driving 75 and then the car died. The tach just went down. It turns over but won't start. If you know whats wrong please call me. 858 353 5459
right now i'm stuck between an on ramp and the freeway. Waiting for AAA to towe me to the next exit at least. Thanks from a stranded friend

[TonyAKAVW]

Okay, I had an Ljet car and had a similar problem. As mentioned above, the CHT temp sensor wire if it comes loose, can short out and cause the engine to stop running. Either way, there are a fwe things that will keep an engine from running...


1. No gas. Check to see if the pump is pumping gas. Maybe the fuel pump died. This can be checked byh either listening to the pump, or disconnecting it and letting it shoot fuel out onto the ground.. (be careful)

2. No spark. Disconnect a wire going to a spark plug while cranking. This will be hard I assume without another person.... And let it arc to the engine tin or someother good ground. if you have a spark, then there's got to be a fuel delivery problem (could be a pump, or no injector signal)

Once you've determined that you are getting a spark and gas, you have ruled out a lot of problems. If you are missing one or the other you can try to figure out how to fix it. If its your ignition points or module you won't have a spark... If no fuel then a disconencted fuel line or a bad pump.

If you are truly getting no igniting fuel of any kind (no noise other than the starter) and the cranking just keeps going I'd be willing to bet its ignition or the ECU thinking the CHT is gone, or something like that.

-Tony