what causes a volkswagen beetle 2.0 to die at operating temprature then restart when it cools off

1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
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J60KNIGHT
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engine light is on runs fine after driving 35 miles today it died then started after it cooled off. it is getting gas but has no power going to the plugs
Mar 7, 2012 at 11:09 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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So what engine codes do you have?
Mar 7, 2012 at 11:37 PM
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J60KNIGHT
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I haven't got it checked yet just bought the car yesterday and had to replace the mass air flow sensor.
Mar 8, 2012 at 12:00 AM
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Lets get it checked and let me know the exact code numbers you have not code descriptions.
Mar 8, 2012 at 12:21 AM
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J60KNIGHT
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It had miss fire on 1,2. And distributer malfunction. I had them reset them cause I didn't know what was from the mass airflow sensor and what was from it stalling.
Mar 8, 2012 at 12:53 AM
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Alright get the new codes read.
Mar 8, 2012 at 1:36 AM
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J60KNIGHT
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K nothing new has come up yet. I will drive it more tomorrow and see if it dies again. It runs great we was on the interstate doing 70 and it just died earlier today.
Mar 8, 2012 at 1:50 AM
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Ok keep me posted.
Mar 8, 2012 at 2:42 AM
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J60KNIGHT
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Ok I got some new codes p0422,p0322,&p0411 I did notice it hard bad gas fumes today. So. Oils the first cause the others and make it fume like that.
Mar 10, 2012 at 7:33 PM
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I just bought this thing and it has been sitting up bout a year
Mar 10, 2012 at 7:34 PM
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p0322: faulty engine speed sensor / crankshaft position sensor

No signal to the Engine Computer = no-start or stalls

Once the sensor cools, it may start working again.


The sensor is located to the right of the oil filter housing.
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Mar 10, 2012 at 7:55 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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When the engine is hot and wont start are you loosing spark?If so measure the resistance of the crank shaft position sensor with a multimeter.Let me know what the readings are.
Mar 11, 2012 at 7:15 AM
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