hi i was driving my 1987 cutty ceria v-6 sunday came up to a stop sign.car just died quit running.i put it in park.hit the key it fired right up. i went to a shop that i go too,they said that it could have a little water in gas tank???? what do you think?????? thanks for all your help. i have changed fuel filter new wires plugs air filter o2 sensor new cat.changed 4 sensors on motor

Well, if it only happened that time and doesn't happen again or a lot, then it may very well have just been some water in the gas.

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Brando

if you were at a steady cruising speed over 45 (for a min or more in most cases) and came to a stop ther is a posibility that your transmissions TCC (Torque converter clutch) is not releasing properly.
this is actually a faily common problem in (older) GM FWD tranny's that is usually solved by replacing the TCC solenoid (i have done over 30 of them, maybe more, i lose count).
but if it never happens again- Fuhgedaboudit.

it was in a parking lot when it happened. are those tcc hard to change???

Come to think of it....my car once stalled in a parking lot too...
But it never happened after that so it must have just been some bad gas.

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Brando

if it was in a parking lot call it a hickup. the TCC does not engage unless the vehicle is going 45mph or faster at a steady cruising speed (not accelerating too fast) at that point it locks up the Torque converter so that it doesnt slip (it is a viscous clutch after all) and gives you better gas mileage, it disengages below that speed or when the brake pedal is depressed. in another words the TCC did not cause you problem, chalk it up to a gremlin.

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