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4th Gen ('81-'88): car shutting off......

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Old 12-26-2012, 09:43 AM
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I HAVE A 1987 CHEVY MONTE CARLO LS. RECENTLY IT CUTS OFF WHEN I TURN A CORNER AND WHEN I BACK UP TO PARK. IT DOES NOT SHOW ANY TROUBLE CODES. I CHANGE THE SPARK PLUGS AND CHECKED THE VACCUMS HOSES. WHEN I,M ON THE HIGHWAY,IT DOESN'T SHUT OFF.HAS SOMEBODY HAS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE............
 
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Old 12-26-2012, 02:27 PM
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Check your lead going from the alt to batery, my old blazer had this kind of issue ended up being a bad conection between the two
 
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Old 12-26-2012, 10:50 PM
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What year was your blazer?
 
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Old 12-26-2012, 11:06 PM
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89 it was a s10 blazer 2.8 v6 but had the same kind of deal dying randomly, which in a sence is wierd becuase it should run off the bat for a while but mine just died, random bumps, turns ect would triger it
 
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Old 12-26-2012, 11:09 PM
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Also might want to check the conections at the starter, there should be 3 conections on it, the battery, start and run, the run wire might be loose or coroded, also check any grounds a lose/corroded ground can cause funky issues too!
 
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