1997 Mitsubishi Galant Car stalling every 15 miles

Tiny
DEMIAN36
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  • 1997 MITSUBISHI GALANT
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 160,000 MILES
This car was taken in the shop for overheating issues on the way to a 2 hour trip. The mechanic diagnosed it as a leaking freeze plug on the rear of the head. The plug and a radiator cap was replaced. On the way back home the car started stalling at about 15 miles of drive time. The car would start right back up but would stall 15 miles later without fail. At one point the needle on the temp gauge was 3/4 to the "H" mark. We will be taking it to a mechanic locally but would really like some idea what could be the problem.
Sunday, September 7th, 2008 AT 4:15 PM

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Tiny
KHLOW2008
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Hi Demian36,

Thank you for the donation.

I believe there is a shortage of coolant in the system causing the overheating. Most probably bleeding was not done properly after replacement of the cap and stopper.

As to the engine stalling, it could be due to the overheating causing the Engine Coolant Temperature sensor to provide the signal to the ECM to stop the engine.

Get a scan done for freeze frame data.
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Monday, September 8th, 2008 AT 10:21 AM

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