stalling while driving?

A 1997 Saturn SC1 stalling while driving and not starting until it cools off can be caused by various issues. Here are some common possibilities to consider:

Ignition System Issue:

Fuel Delivery Problem:

Coolant Temperature Sensor:

is the crankshaft sensor hard to replace

No it's not hard to replace and there as cheap as 20.But you have to change them from the bottom so you have to jack the car up and put it on jack stand's.We have to figure out if it's a bad crank shaft sensor before we change it though.Try what i suggested in my last post and we will go from there.

no codes that i know of but i dont know how to find those
it does spark coil to coil
does that help???

To find out if you have code's go to a auto part's store and have them scan your car for code's.If you have any let me know what the code number's are.Also you checked for spark jumping from tower to tower when the car stalled and wouldn't start?Have you had your battery tested yet?Also have checked and made sure your battery cable's are clean and tight?

ok i owe you guys an aapology
i told you i had spark at my coils because my neighbor looked at my car and said it did. it stalled on me after trying to check some other stuff just like before and when i checked it my self sure enough no spark.
so what is the proceedure now?
i havent had a chance to get it checked for codes as it now wont go more than a block before stalling again
please help.
should i make another donation???

Only make another donation if you want to.How long does it die for and not start.It sound's like most likely a bad crank position sensor.Do you have multimeter?

it varies on how long it runs and dies
the running time has been getting shorter and shorter
last time was only like 10 mins
stall time varies also i can onlyu try out for so long then battery dies
then i charge and try again
usually a couple of hours longest time down was like 2 days but i wasnt trying to start the whole time with work and family stuff so not sure the exact down time there
does that make sense or help at all
yes i do have multimeter

To test the crank shaft sensor you would put the ohm's meter on 2k ohm's scale when it doesn't start and unplug and remove crank shaft sensor then test across the two terminal's of it.They usually read as a open circuit when they test bad.Or you can rent a scanner for your car that read's live engine and when it die's and won't start you can look at your live engine data and see if you have a rpm reading while you crank it.The sensor is on the back of the engine block below the end of the starter.

ok i replace the crankshaft sensor and i borrowed a code thing from a friend of mine
it said 0300 random misfire
plugs wires and coils are all new could it be the same thing??