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What would cause a car to completely shut off while driving down the highway if it has had the fuel pump and catalytic converter replaced?
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∙ 17y ago
I had a Toyota Camry (1985) that was always doing this. Taking it in to the the shop never resolved anything. While visiting family in Illinois, I got to talking about my problem of the stalling while I was running fine on the highway and my Brother (who worked for Dodge) asked me if I ever topped off the fuel. The answer was "yes" I used to overfill to get as much gas in there as possible. He told me that there is a vacumn near the mouth of the fuel tank and when you put too much gas in the tank you are interrupting the vacumn. I stopped doing that and never had a problem with it cutting off again. I had my faithful little Camry for 18 years and NEVER had to put any money into it except for regular maintenance. MaryAnne, SC
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∙ 17y ago
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