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1995 Plymouth Voyager 3.8L EGH V6(I think) 170K Stalled at exit after freeway
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pilvlp
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Jul 6, 2011, 10:59 AM
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1995 Plymouth Voyager 3.8L EGH V6(I think) 170K Stalled at exit after freeway
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I was driving down the freeway going a tad over the speed limit for about 30 mins. Came to the exit uphill and the car stalled out at the light. I tried to turn it back on and it would start but sputter then die. I was stuck there for about 20 minutes.
I was running low on gas, but I'm not 100% convinced that gas was the cause of the stalling out. I was finally able to start it up and reverse to the side of the road as a local was kind enough to fetch me some gas.
When I came came home, everything was fine until I arrived home. I parked it and it stalled seconds before I turned the car to shut it off. Any ideas?
(This post was edited by pilvlp on Jul 6, 2011, 11:00 AM)
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Hammer Time
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Jul 6, 2011, 12:09 PM
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Re: 1995 Plymouth Voyager 3.8L EGH V6(I think) 170K Stalled at exit after freeway
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In tank fuel pumps are cooled and lubricated by the fuel in the tank. When you run a car out of gas or very low, it pumps a lot of air through the pump which overheats it and causes some severe wear and many times, failure when they cool off.
You will need to use a fuel pressure gauge to verify this
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