1994 Toyota Tercel car stalling while driving

Tiny
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  • 1994 TOYOTA TERCEL
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 132,000 MILES
My car is stalling after driving for a bit. It runs fine until that point. When it shuts off, it will not restart for about five minutes. I got an OBD1 error code 22. But my temp gauge always stays below 1/4 anyhow, so this may be an unrelated problem. Some suggestions have been a distributor ignition coil, fuel pump, etc. The list is endless. How can I narrow this down?
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 AT 9:26 PM

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Tiny
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Do below and get back with some results

Get a helper disconnect a sparkplug wire or 2 and ground it to the engine atleast 3/16 away from ground-have helper crank engine over-do you have a snapping blue spark? If so-you have a fuel related problem, check the fuel pressure to rule out the fuel filter/fuel pump/pressure regulator and listen to the injector/s are they pulsing or hook up a noid light. No snapping blue spark continue to troubleshoot the ignition system-power input to the coil/coil packs, coil's resistances, distributor pick-up coil, ignition control module, cam and crank sensors and computer Note: If it doesn't apply disregard it
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Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 AT 9:51 PM
Tiny
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I drove around today for an hour and a half trying to stall with no luck. The problem must be occuring to get any usable results right?
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Thursday, March 25th, 2010 AT 5:00 PM
Tiny
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An intermittent problem is always a headache to deal with-when it happens don't wait do my suggestions immediately
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Thursday, March 25th, 2010 AT 5:08 PM

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