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Well howdy everyone. I just thought I'd better get back on and describe the cure for the engine cut out problem.
I have a good mechanic, and he went out of his way to help.
Here goes; He suggested that I leave my car with him for a few days so he could drive it and experience the problem for real. The few days went into a few weeks. Just as puzzled as I was (as to the stall whenever it wanted to) he made it his task to find the problem after it stalled at a set of lights in a city area, and he choked the street traffic for some blocks. I laughed when I heard but he got more determined.
Back at the workshop, he took to the wiring harness to start a process of elimination, but he did it in a smart way instead of one thing at a time (Bullwinkle, that trick never works). Into each wire he inserted a diode bypass so that inside the car was like a christmas tree when it was running. When it stopped it was easy to see which wire was not lit. He tested each time for consistency of the problem. It ends up with the fuel relay being the problem. But beware, there are 3 of them. The one next to the radiator was soldered up by an auto electmagician because the printed circuit looked suspect but after that it still cut out. So the diode lights saved the day. Another relay near the hinges of the bonnet/hood or lid-whatever u like-was the culprit. That was replaced, the car still driven for a few more weeks by him for final proof, and since then I've had no problems at all.
What a relief.
Now how much did that cost you might ask?????
Hows about $99.00 for the part, no labour no storage no nothing except $99.oo.
That is a good mechanic!
Cheers everyone- there's a happy short story!!
Bill
