Dodge Caravan keeps shutting off.

1987 DODGE CARAVAN
144,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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CULLEN
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How do I keep my van from shutting off once it gets hot? I already changed the fuel pump and the fuel filter and it still shuts off after it gets hot.
Apr 23, 2011 at 8:08 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Check the idle air control valve, EGR valve, TPS and MAP sensors to include a fuel pressure check
Apr 23, 2011 at 8:28 PM
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CARADIODOC
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Also check for spark after it stalls. I just chased that intermittent problem for 11 months on my '88 3.0L and when it finally died completely after 22 years on the road, it turned out to be nothing more than the ignition coil. I had a whole list of symptoms that absolutely did not point to a spark problem but it has been running fine with a used coil.
Apr 23, 2011 at 8:41 PM
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