1992 GMC Sonoma engine kills

Tiny
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  • 1992 GMC SONOMA
  • 6 CYL
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 189,000 MILES
Engine starts good- shortly after reaching running temp. Loses power and dies. Wait 10 min. And starts good again for short time.
Thursday, July 1st, 2010 AT 11:42 AM

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Tiny
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First of all thank you very much for your donation. Let's start with do you have any code's?
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Thursday, July 1st, 2010 AT 3:42 PM
Tiny
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Have code reader but all it does is make the service engine light flash on and off.
How do I tell if ECM is bad?
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Thursday, July 1st, 2010 AT 5:28 PM
Tiny
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It's supposed to flash that's how you get the code's.I emailed you instruction's on how to get the code's to your personal email. Let me know what the number of the code's are.
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Thursday, July 1st, 2010 AT 7:14 PM
Tiny
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Fallowed your email - all it does is make the "service engine" light flash on and off.
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Friday, July 2nd, 2010 AT 12:12 PM
Tiny
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It's suppose to flash you count the flashes you should get one flash then two quick one's that's a code 12 it will do that 3 time's then if it goes one flash then two quick one's for a fourth time then you only have the code 12.I doubt your ecm is bad since you said it ran good for 10 mins when it's cold. Let me on the code's and we will go from there.
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Friday, July 2nd, 2010 AT 12:42 PM
Tiny
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Sorry about that- didn't read my deractions completly.

OK it keeps giving me "12"
my friend told me to try changing the EGR- done that - no diff. Starts great, runs till it gets to running temp, loses power starts to miss a little then dies.
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Friday, July 2nd, 2010 AT 5:57 PM
Tiny
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Ok just a code 12 no help there they all flash out code 12 that's normal. Alright here's what you need to do next when it die's and won't start check and see if you have spark. If you have spark then we need to check for fuel pressure they rent fuel pressure gauge's at auto zone for free you just leave a deposit. Let me know what you find with those two.
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Friday, July 2nd, 2010 AT 6:17 PM

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