i ha a 1987 camaro 350 tpi and when im driving and come to a stop then try to accelarate the car will just turn off gives me no codes after a couple a minutes i turn it on and it runs good again i changes the spark plugs and cables and it didnt it again what could be wrong

 

Sounds similar to my problem, which I have not found the answer to yet, but fuel pump/pressure is a good start.
Could also be EGR valve or TPS sensor or MAP sensor.

 

When it is dead check for spark.


Could be a bad ignition module. They tend to crap out when they get hot, especially at idle/low rpm's.

 

Toehead,
Would they also crap out over bumps?

 

The only situations I can think of where they would crap out over bumps is if the connectors (there are two ) are getting worn or corroded and making bad contact.

Have you confirmed WHY yours is dying (spark, fuel)? that would be my first step. An inline spark tester will let the car run. Just watch it as it dies. if the ignition is working properly, the spark should "go down with the ship" , sparking until the engine stops.

 

I think its spark related why it dies, unless all the injectors are shutting down at once (dont believe so), but its difficult to check as one second its running, next second its stopped, and I cant get it to fail at will, its totally random.
Spark tester was showing good spark when it was idling fine, but it would then anyway.
I guess I can try to stall it when its connected, but its so instant I dont think it would tell me much :-(

 

i believe my problem come from the ignition module because it only happens when i been driving the car for a long time and after a few minutes of it being of it turns back on and runs fine do you guys know how to check the module or can i buy a replacement module o just buy a new distributor

 

other problem could this be related not sure sometime i floor it and the car accelarettes to about 4rpm but the it dies doesnt run is just the doin nuthing no go what could this be

 

Does it just die or does it hesitate like when you have a hot cam?
From what you're saying it sounds like a bad wire but it could be lack of fuel (vapor lock maybe) or a bad catalytic converter plugging the exhaust, very unlikely but it happened to me and you have to cats.


Give us more details.

 

well me and my friend were driving like goin around 25-30 mph we were next to each other we both floored it an my car took of but once it go to about 4000 or 4500 rpm it just stopped like if i wasnt giving it gas or if i had put it on neutral and the car started to slow down

 

hey checked my ignition module and the guys from autozone said it was good the plug that connects to the module was melted and when i took it of i forgot to check what wire goes were i have a green and a yellow one do u know in which order they go

 

See the attached pdf. This is from a '91 service manual but it might help you. Looking at the pictures it appears the two connectors are different sizes. Good luck.

D.

 

i took the ignition module to get checked and they told me that it was fine can it be that only craps out when is hot or could it be something else if so what

 

This sounds like your car isn't getting any fuel. Lookup how you can check the fuel pump or filter. On a TBI car the fuel pressure is around 10-12 psi, for TPI it could be in the 40s - look it up. Easiest thing to do is check the pressure just to get an idea of what is going on.

This might not be electrical at all.

D.

 

it doesnt matter if it only does it when its been running for a while