Q: Van engine dies while driving.

asked by on November 19, 2016

Driving home after work and it does. So towed it home replaced the fuel pump .nothing .replaced the crankshaft position sensor and it appears that it's not going down far enough cause the spacer not rip off. But pulled it off and still won't start...so my ? Is ...wth could it be.. I've looked for a egr valve and there's none ...I am stumped and moving on to the timing chain ...just wondering if there's something I'm not seeing or thinking about...
My car has an automatic transmission.

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