Engine cutting out at high speed?!!?

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Author Message   Matthew Gibson (Mattgibson) Member Username: Mattgibson Post Number: 94 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2003 - 10:49 am:    While coming home last night and driving a little faster than I probably should have, my 96 Dicso felt like it wasn't getting enough gas or something? Put in a new fuel pump @ 10K ago, and repalaced filter about 1K ago. It is almost like a hiccup. What gives?   Garrett (Rover7592) Senior Member Username: Rover7592 Post Number: 343 Registered: 03-2003 Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2003 - 10:59 am:    Matt, Sounds like a speed sensor. it sounds like it is choking on something and pass it through? Stalls, gains power, and then stalls out again, and does this for a while. If it is the same thing, it is the speed sensor, and runs about $109.00 at the dealership.   Brian O'Connor (Hooky) New Member Username: Hooky Post Number: 29 Registered: 09-2003 Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2003 - 11:07 am:    does it still run? is it barely drivable? or what? the problem I had sounds similar. Turned out to be the cam and crank sensors. Getting the crank sensor changed out ended up being spendy...   Tom Fioretti (Tom_in_md) Member Username: Tom_in_md Post Number: 115 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2003 - 01:10 pm:    I had similar cutting out with my 96. When it happened I would roll to a stop. By luck I opened the gas cap and I guess it "burped". Seems like I have a gas tank ventilation problem. Very predictable. I now drive with the cap loose. If it's tight I eventually cut out.   charles pastrano (Charles) Senior Member Username: Charles Post Number: 323 Registered: 08-2002 Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2003 - 02:02 pm:    VSS call nathan at discount british parts. www.discountrovers.com will forward you to his site.   Matthew Gibson (Mattgibson) Member Username: Mattgibson Post Number: 95 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2003 - 11:44 pm:    Thanks guys. Yes. it still runs, idles and cranks just fine, but when I try to "cruse" on Georgia interstates, I lose power for perhaps 2-3 seconds, and then the motor picks right back up. It has never stalled or quit. I'm going to try the speed sensor because to my knowledge, it has naver been changed. If that doesn't work, I guess a fuel system pressure check will be in order. I probabbly shouldn't push lil' Rover so hard at 190K miles anyway. -Matthew G.   Robert Pate (Racerx) Member Username: Racerx Post Number: 58 Registered: 08-2003 Posted on Friday, November 28, 2003 - 09:58 am:    It's your speed sensor.