Hello, I recently purchased a 1996 Eagle Talon. It has a non-turbo 2.0 DOHC engine in it. My issue is that once the vehicle reaches operating temperature, it shuts down, and refuses to start back up, until cold.
Now before you start jumping to conclusions listen to this. The cat was stolen, so there was a gap in the exhaust. The exhaust is broken about 1 foot behind the engine. The second 02 sensor does not get any kind of exhaust to it.
I have searched and searched. Do I just need to put a cat or a downpipe on it so I can get it to stay running?
I also noticed that neither of the fans ever turn on, and I hot wired the one closer to the battery (which I now believe is the AC fan) and the engine still died once it went up to normal operating temp.
Will the coolant temp sensor cause the car to not start until its cooled back down? Is the coolant temp sensor responsible for turning on the fans? I would imagine that the car would real hot before it would shut down, but the gauge goes to just under the half way mark, which seems like a normal spot.
Seems like I have a desirable amount of spark/fuel/oxygen.
I am stumped. I don't understand why it just shuts off and refuses to cooperate until cold again.
Thank you for reading my long post.
Scott
1996 Eagle Talon 2.0 5 speed non-turbo