Re: Stalling '82 733i (archive)

Well my car was hesitaing slightly when I start it,like it was about to die, but that went away when it got warmer out. But yesterday I was going back to school, and right outside the parking lot it stalled and wouldnt start, so I pushed it over to the side and it wouldnt start for about 20 min later and after fiddeling with just about every reley, fuse, and plug there was and the coil and replacing the main reley a few times. But it worked fine going home last night and going to school this morning, but comming home today it died again and I coasted into a construction zone. I fiddeled with the main reley and all the fuses and releys by the fuse box and the coil, and 10 min later it started. Any ideas! its getting annoying already! The symptoms of it stalling is just like the key had been turned off, no noises and only a minimal of "gasping" or fluctuating RPMs. When it stalls it dies all of a sudden and it is dead in under 5 seconds, even if I give it more gas.
Whats wrong?
Thanks in advance
~James
PS I did wash the engine yesterday so I though it was just water in the electrics, but a day later is it possible its still that?

Comments: Based on what you report it could any number of things. But since you did the engine wash check to be sure that the connector to the coolant sensor for the ECM is in good working order. When this sensor becomes disconnected the engine will just up and quit.

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