1991 Other Oldsmobile Models

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1991 OLDSMOBILE
6 CYL
4WD
AUTOMATIC
176,000 MILES

The care drives well, But when I get to a stop light or slow up after driving 20 minutes it cuts off. If I wait 20 minutes or so the care will crank back up. It has a new battery and a new starter - everything else checks out fine. It would not crank this morning so I looked under the hood and there was no oolant in the overflow container. I drove to the store and before I could get there the car cut off. A man stopped to help and said the car under the hood was boiling hot. He said it should crank after it cools down in about 15 to 30 minutes. After that time it did crank back up. What is wrong?

Monday, May 26th, 2008 AT 4:38 PM

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MYOLDSISCRAP

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I HAVE A 1991 OLDS ROYALE 88 AND JUST WENT THROUGH THIS AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO DIE WHEN HOT AND FOR LONGER PERIODS IT MAY BE THE IGNITION MODULE UP BY THE BATTERY ITS A BLACK BOX TYPE DEAL AND HAS THREE SEPERATE COILS IN IT AND THEY LIKE TO GO OUT ONE AT A TIME- I WENT TO FIRESTONE LIKE AN IDIOT AND THEY REPLACE ALL COILS AND ENTIRE BOX HA FOR 900.00 NOW I NEED FUEL LINE REPLACED AND THEY GAVE ME A 1500.00 ESTIMATE LORD! DO NOT GO THERE, BUT THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT MAY BE THE PROBLEM, IM NO MECHANIC, I JUST OWN A OLDS!

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Saturday, May 31st, 2008 AT 10:48 AM