# Caravan stalls, won't start for a while **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** caravan, dodge\ **Created:** [January 5, 2010, 1:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/caravan-stalls-wont-start-for-a-while/41887 "2010-01-05T01:56:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mjackson14609](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@mjackson14609](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mjackson14609)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2010, 1:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/caravan-stalls-wont-start-for-a-while/41887/1 "2010-01-05T01:56:25Z")
1997 base Caravan, 4-cyl automatic, ~180K miles. Every couple of weeks (average) the engine stalls (cuts out abruptly); sometimes restarts itself after a few seconds, sometimes not. If not it cranks with no sign of catching; after some time (up to 15 minutes, but sometimes just after a few tries in a row) it starts and runs fine. (Sometimes the starting problem is seen when the car has been parked for a few minutes; “solution” is the same.) If there’s a pattern at all it is that the problem tends to occur when the car is partially warmed up - perhaps 15-20 minutes after a cold start. Crank sensor was replaced to fix a _different_ stalling problem but didn’t help this intermittent one. Have put in new ASD and fuel pump relays as these are cheap; no help. Suggestions, for fix or further diagnosis? ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2010, 3:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/caravan-stalls-wont-start-for-a-while/41887/2 "2010-01-05T03:15:16Z")
Buy a spark plug test light, they are cheap, and when it won’t start. Pull a plug wire and put it in place between the wire and plug. If it doesn’t light up, your problem is electrical, if it does, it is fuel. Then post back. ---
**Author:** ![galant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/77aa72/32.png) [@galant](https://community.cartalk.com/u/galant)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2010, 3:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/caravan-stalls-wont-start-for-a-while/41887/3 "2010-01-05T03:59:15Z")
My guess is a fuel pump on the way out. Check the electrical first.