car dies while driving

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PURPLE11
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mazda 323 wagon 1989 200,000 k,s 1.5 ltre front wheel drive. over last 6-8 months my car has developed a problem where as after driving for a while if i stop at shop etc, once up and running Again will suddenly die, will start again after 1 min or so sometimes will not do again other times will repeat several times. have replaced coil, checked plugs and leads.
a few things i have noticed that are consistent when this happens is..temp use to always sit on 1/4 now it is about 1/2 way and dosent cool down, gives no warning when engine dies, dosent use water or oil. last time died it blu a sizeable hole in rear muffler, any help with this would be gladly accepted. :?
Sep 3, 2007 at 7:20 PM
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[quote:6b8f0d451a="purple11"]mazda 323 wagon 1989 200,000 k,s 1.5 ltre front wheel drive. over last 6-8 months my car has developed a problem where as after driving for a while if i stop at shop etc, once up and running Again will suddenly die, will start again after 1 min or so sometimes will not do again other times will repeat several times. have replaced coil, checked plugs and leads.
a few things i have noticed that are consistent when this happens is..temp use to always sit on 1/4 now it is about 1/2 way and dosent cool down, gives no warning when engine dies, dosent use water or oil. last time died it blu a sizeable hole in rear muffler, any help with this would be gladly accepted. :?[/quote:6b8f0d451a]

When was it last major tuned-up? I need to know this before we continue, this is the start of diagnosis.
Sep 22, 2007 at 2:57 AM