Car just dies

[Adam]

My 87 325, last night, it was running perfectly fine, I turned, downshifted into 2nd and the minute I hit the gas, it died. It didn't sputter, run rough, buck, it was just like I shut it off. I popped the clutch, it started back up, but when I revved it up to about 2k, it quit. It took me a few tries to get it to start back up and start off without it dying. I had to drive the rest of the way in 2nd gear at about 15mph. I tried to speed up a few times but by the time I got it into 3rd, it would quit again.

I got it home and in neutral revved it up to 4-5k twice, the 3rd time I revved it up, it hit 2k and shut off.

Any ideas?
This damn car is driving me crazy. What I thought was a nice car 6 months ago when I bought it is falling apart. I'm ready to shoot it. My 50 year old VW is more reliable.

[StereoInstaller1]

Change your main relay.

23 years is long enough for a relay to live 9 lives.

[IRON-E]

Change your main relay.

23 years is long enough for a relay to live 9 lives.

I would also suggest checking and replacing your Crank Position Sensor and your Throttle Position Sensor, the wires get old and crack/break. The sensors will keep enough juice stored to turn the car on but not enough to get you running right.

[jlevie]

Dieing at higher rpm or when the engine is under greater load is most commonly a fuel system problem. At least that is the first thing to check. The fuel system tests in the Bentley manual will tell if the fuel system is to blame. After that the AFM and timing reference sensors are the prime suspects.