car died in intersection

[kelvinb]

I just picked this chick up, and was driving home going up a slight incline with a stop light. As i was going through the intersection it died. I tried turning it back on but would not turn on. It cranked fine, but wouldnt stay running. I got it towed home and I checked spark plug 1/2 for spark, but sparked. I can smell fuel in the exhaust so I know its getting fuel. It smells pretty rich also. If I unplug the maf, it will turn on, but I have to pump the gas to keep it from dieing. If I floor it, it dies, if I left off, it dies.

There was a recent tech article put up about the codes, and I tried it. I have a digital read out multi-meter though, and I dont know if I am reading it right. When I hook it up, the voltage is .03-.03-14.00. The .03's are longer then the 14.00. So I am assuming its code 21 which is my coolant temp sensor. There is fluid in the overflow, and today I checked the radiator and it had fluid in it also. Is there something with the closed-loop/open-loop crap going on?

 

[huafist]

I just picked this chick up, and was driving home going up a slight incline with a stop light. As i was going through the intersection it died. I tried turning it back on but would not turn on. It cranked fine, but wouldnt stay running. I got it towed home and I checked spark plug 1/2 for spark, but sparked. I can smell fuel in the exhaust so I know its getting fuel. It smells pretty rich also. If I unplug the maf, it will turn on, but I have to pump the gas to keep it from dieing. If I floor it, it dies, if I left off, it dies.

There was a recent tech article put up about the codes, and I tried it. I have a digital read out multi-meter though, and I dont know if I am reading it right. When I hook it up, the voltage is .03-.03-14.00. The .03's are longer then the 14.00. So I am assuming its code 21 which is my coolant temp sensor. There is fluid in the overflow, and today I checked the radiator and it had fluid in it also. Is there something with the closed-loop/open-loop crap going on?

Ok, parts of your post make no sense, you need to clarify. You checked 1 and 2 for spark? You said "but sparked", so I have no idea what the result was.
Don't use a digital multimeter to check codes. If you don't have a analog one, either pull a LED out of an old computer case, or go to radio shack and buy a LED. Use that to check your codes, it'll be a lot more straightforward.
You need to find out for sure what codes are being thrown before we proceed any farther.

 

[kelvinb]

the digital multi-meter worked fine, it was a coolant temp sensor (one of the wires got pulled out). I checked plug 1 and 2 for spark, and both sparked as in sticking a screwdriver in the plug wire and holding it against a ground and seen a spark, so i knew the coils were good. Anyways its running. thanks anyways.

 

[9secTalon]

the incline part makes me think it could be the alternator beginning to die on you.