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Old 11-27-2014, 10:45 AM
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Default Car starts and dies! plz help
Have a new problem with my 85 corvette the engine fires right up theb dies right away? Its a new motor new sensors was running jumper wires trying to fix heat and created this problem! I've changed the computer prom and module still have same problem. Any help would be very very appreciated. Thanks
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Old 11-27-2014, 11:55 PM
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Originally Posted by 85_corvette
Its a new motor new sensors was running jumper wires trying to fix heat and created this problem!
Can you be more specific on what you were doing and where the jumpers were going? Did it short out?
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Old 11-28-2014, 06:30 AM
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are you throwing codes?....I'd start by putting a guage on the fuel rail....
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Could be wrong but the crank sensor is first that comes to mind.
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Originally Posted by Mishawaka
Could be wrong but the crank sensor is first that comes to mind.
Is there a crank sensor on a 85? Doubtful, but I can't say for sure.
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