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Ford ThunderBird Ford thought they'd take their own stab at the nostalgia business. There are quite a few last-century icons that wear the blue oval. For a revival subject, why not use a car famous enough to have been the subject of Beach Boys songs, starred in George Lucas movies, and has been gone long enough to be missed? Why not indeed. In 2002, the Thunderbird was reborn.

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Old 08-04-2008, 09:34 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default 94 lx 3.8 quiting and hard to start back up :(

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i have a 1994 t-bird lx 3.8 ok here go's get in drive 20 miles no heating problems runs smooth as silk..... stop for a slurpie get back in after car sets for 5-10 minutes start the car put it in gear ..... acts like someone reaches and turns the key off start it back starts and quits keep starting and quiting for about 5 minutes finally starts and runs hit the road about 1/4 later quits just like someone turned the key off ..... back to the same thing cranking starting quiting and finally back running again..... if it was an older model i would swear it was vapor locking lol any qhelp sugestions or anything welcome ...... yes i have put new fuel filter ,spark plugs air oil filters thanks in advance for any help.
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Old 08-05-2008, 09:20 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Sounds like an ignition module getting hot & shutting down...?
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Old 08-05-2008, 04:50 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Yep, sounds like it. Many parts stores can test these for you. Have the store test it three times in a row and get it plenty hot.
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Same exact thing happened on my Jeep and it was the crankshaft position sensor on the bell housing. It would get hot and quit, shutting down the ignition just like turning the key off.
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