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formula69
03-31-2005, 02:28 PM
when i turn the key to ACCY none of the ACCY stuff comes on.. i have to actually turn it all the way to on and then i will hear the fuel pump and stuff.. the only thing that does anything on accy is my shiftlight will blink.. this is weird because normally my waterpump, fans and fuel pump all turn on (fuel pump cycles).. the ground came disconnected from the coil last nite at the track and ever since ive been having the problem.. i reconnected the ground and sitll have the trouble.. the car doesnt even run.. sometimes it will just keep turning but not firing over. then othertimes it will fire over and then immediatly after everything will go dark and it will shut off... sometimes if it fires when im giving it gas it will shoot up to high rpms and then shut off before the tach needle even has time to go back down and it will be stuck til i turn the key off... anyone had similar problmes? im thinking maybe icm??... before all this i was having low voltage problems and sometimes would start on only 7 cylinders for about 30 seconds then the 8th would fire.. i think that was cuz the fuel pump is going bad... maybe the fuelpump completely took a shit? any help would be greatly appreciated!! by the way its on a 94 formula
plan Z
04-06-2005, 03:00 AM
dont know if it helps with any mechanical issues, but check out every fuse under hood and in car
JimmyHat
04-08-2005, 10:46 AM
also disconnect your battery for about 5 min to clear the ECU. If that does not fix the problem your ECU may be bad. You have flashed that thing so many times that it may be gone.
formula69
04-08-2005, 01:45 PM
that ecu has been custom tuned and fixed like 3 times thats not the problem
JimmyHat
04-08-2005, 02:58 PM
that ecu has been custom tuned and fixed like 3 times thats not the problem
then try resetting it. disconnect the battery for like 5 min and retry it? OH yea. I forgot to tell you that if you have a tilt wheel then the wires inside the console sometimes get pulled and you could have a crappy connection until you turn the key all the way. I dont know if you remember way back when my car was loud, it was because I blew the muffler up becasue my key kicked back on my while I was driving over gandy and I kicked it forward to start the car and the car ignited the fuel in my exhaust and blew flames out my pipes. Well that was becasue my wires going to the key were loose. This is a common problem with older cars that have tilt wheels. Just take your stearing wheel off and make sure your wires are not loose in there.