# KA stalling... **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [September 26, 2004, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka-stalling/81666 "2004-09-26T08:17:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cloudzero3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@cloudzero3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cloudzero3)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2004, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka-stalling/81666/1 "2004-09-26T08:17:06Z")
this problem isn’t like the typical “vacuum leak” that all the sr20 guys have…it’s a little different and through research i couldn’t find much about this problem… as i go down a steepish hill to get into my underground garage, when i slow down _fully clutched in, 1st gear_ to where the ground levels out with the hill, all of a sudden the engine turns off! the HICAS light turns on, etc. etc. :? :? this doesn’t happen under “hard braking” or anything like that, only after leveling out after going down a steep hill (and slowly, at that). it’s happened to me 4 or 5 times in the same place, nowhere else, within the past few weeks… :shock: anyone have an idea of what could be wrong? (P.S. please don’t flame if this has been discussed somewhere else, i seriously couldn’t find it.) 8) ---
**Author:** ![nocwage](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nocwage/32/5489_2.png) [@nocwage](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nocwage)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2004, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka-stalling/81666/2 "2004-09-26T08:24:18Z")
How low was your gas? and how steep was the hill? Could it have sloshed away from the pump and just starved it for a second? Does it just go from running fine to just off or does it sputter etc? ---
**Author:** ![cloudzero3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@cloudzero3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cloudzero3)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2004, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka-stalling/81666/3 "2004-09-26T08:39:23Z")
lmao i’m actually really low on gas at the moment (it happened again yesterday). i can’t recall about the other 4 or so times though… > [@nocwage](#): > > Could it have sloshed away from the pump and just starved it for a second? that actually sounds really reasonable, the hill is pretty steep… > [@nocwage](#): > > Does it just go from running fine to just off or does it sputter etc? it just shuts off, i don’t even notice it until i try to turn the steering wheel and it won’t budge. then i look at the dashboard and all these lights are on etc. ---
**Author:** ![cloudzero3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@cloudzero3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cloudzero3)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka-stalling/81666/4 "2004-09-29T15:06:38Z")
bad news! it happened again like 5 minutes ago and i’m FULL on gas today. so i guess that idea’s out… :shock: anybody else have suggestions on what might be going on??? :? :? ---
**Author:** ![mr200](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr200/32/5495_2.png) [@mr200](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mr200)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 7:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka-stalling/81666/5 "2004-09-30T07:19:05Z")
This is a bit of a longshot … but how is your battery hold-down strap? My battery used to slide enough on steep hills to ground the battery to the fender. ---
**Author:** ![cloudzero3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@cloudzero3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cloudzero3)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka-stalling/81666/6 "2004-09-30T09:40:15Z")
> [@mr200](#): > > This is a bit of a longshot … but > > how is your battery hold-down strap? > > My battery used to slide enough on steep hills to ground the battery to the fender. no idea, i’ll have a look at that later today when i’m not in school. lol.