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Merlin:
My sons 91 3.9 efi Classic auto keeps cutting out completely for no reasen.  It was OK till this week & started doing it for it's own reasons.
When it cuts out the side lights still work but not the headlights, the hazards but not the indicators (luckily).  This is very dangerous as he does motorway driving.
I cannot give any other pointers as to the problem but he will be on line late tonight/early morning when he finishes work (thats if he can get home) so can you think about what it can be & put some idea's on for him.
My only idea is that it must somehow be caused by an ignition fault but there may be some "recognisable" problem that someone has had themselves.--Cheers--Merlin

Garth:
Cheers Cogs

Here is a bit more detail

My RRC 1991 3.9 efi  started stopping a couple of days ago. I was driving along and with out warning the engine stopped, headlights went to sidelights, I had no indicators and no ignition lights, but hazards worked OK.  I pulled over and tried to restart the starter turned over but again no igtnition lights and no fireing at engine.

Its as if the supply to the ignition supply has failed.  I have removed and reinserted fuses and makes no difference.  I have to wait between 30 to 180 seconds then the ignition lights come back on and the engine will start.

Today this happened 4 times on the way to work and 6 times on the way home so its getting worse, (its approx 5 miles from work to home).


Any help would be greatly recieved


Many Thanks

Dave (Garth)

dazzawhipple:
It could be the ignition barrel .......replace that first

I had a car that kept doing somthing like what you have described found that the earthing strap was loose in the terminal only discconected when braking.

TimM:
It definately sounds ignition related, due to the circuits that are working or not working when it happens.

If you are lucky it will be some loose wiring, have a route around and see what you can find, could be at the ignition or possibly at the fuse box end.

You haven't done anything with the electrics recently have you - spots, CB, anything - even changed a fuse!, I'm just wondering if something has become disturbed and has broken a circuit.

thermidorthelobster:
I'm no electrical genius, but that sort of thing always seems to ring "earthing fault" alarm bells...  Great fun to resolve!

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