Car won't start...HELP a fellow TBI man ;)
09-22-2001, 10:23 PM
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Car won't start...HELP a fellow TBI man ;)
Had some installation problems with headers. Anyways, they were on, all happy...now...
We broke the coolant sensor (on passenger side, above knock sensor)...no biggie...
But there is a grey, oval-shaped harness on the driver's side, with what seems to be three wires going into it; orange, tan, and another tan/or yellowish wire. I have NO IDEA WHERE THIS GOES. NONE. The PROBLEM is, the car won't start. Everything else is connected fine, and the car mis/back fires. Smoke rises from the throttle body. Wires are all on correctly, plugs in tight, etc. WHAT THE HELL IS THE PROBLEM? I'm getting no error codes on my scanner. HELP!
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1992 Camaro RS (Auto) 5.0L TBI
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Performance mods
NOS (125 HP shot)
Dynomax cat-back exhaust
Hedman headers
K & N open element/ X-Stream lid
MSD 6A ignition
MSD 8.5mm plug wires
LT1 camshaft
Soon to be installed:
Edelbrock intake manifold
B & M 2400 RPM stall torque converter
Trans Go shift kit
World Products Torquer heads
Audio
Sony Xplod CDX-M610 head unit
Pioneer 2-way 4x6 front speakers
Pioneer 3-way 6x9 rear speakers
12 inch Pioneer VCCS PRO subwoofer
QLogic sealed box
Kicker ZR360 amplifier
Lightning Audio 1 farad capacitor
Other
Macewen White Faced Gauges/Shift overlay
A-pillar gauges (Phantom oil pressure, Air/Fuel)
180* thermostat
Window Tint
We broke the coolant sensor (on passenger side, above knock sensor)...no biggie...
But there is a grey, oval-shaped harness on the driver's side, with what seems to be three wires going into it; orange, tan, and another tan/or yellowish wire. I have NO IDEA WHERE THIS GOES. NONE. The PROBLEM is, the car won't start. Everything else is connected fine, and the car mis/back fires. Smoke rises from the throttle body. Wires are all on correctly, plugs in tight, etc. WHAT THE HELL IS THE PROBLEM? I'm getting no error codes on my scanner. HELP!
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1992 Camaro RS (Auto) 5.0L TBI
-
Performance mods
NOS (125 HP shot)
Dynomax cat-back exhaust
Hedman headers
K & N open element/ X-Stream lid
MSD 6A ignition
MSD 8.5mm plug wires
LT1 camshaft
Soon to be installed:
Edelbrock intake manifold
B & M 2400 RPM stall torque converter
Trans Go shift kit
World Products Torquer heads
Audio
Sony Xplod CDX-M610 head unit
Pioneer 2-way 4x6 front speakers
Pioneer 3-way 6x9 rear speakers
12 inch Pioneer VCCS PRO subwoofer
QLogic sealed box
Kicker ZR360 amplifier
Lightning Audio 1 farad capacitor
Other
Macewen White Faced Gauges/Shift overlay
A-pillar gauges (Phantom oil pressure, Air/Fuel)
180* thermostat
Window Tint
09-22-2001, 10:35 PM
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this might be stupid but is it the wire going to the coil, one is black and one is gray, and if there was no spark it would backfire i would amagine from all of the fuel and flooding, i would look on my car but it is broken down somewhere 
but if it is not can you tell me about where it could be located at like on the underside of the engine, the top or the back and i will try to do my best.
but if it is not can you tell me about where it could be located at like on the underside of the engine, the top or the back and i will try to do my best.
09-22-2001, 10:38 PM
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It's a wire with a connector harness at the end located by the driver's side firewall...coming from around the back of the distributor or SOMETHING...I dunno! But it's right there on the driver's side...
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1992 Camaro RS (Auto) 5.0L TBI
-
Performance mods
NOS (125 HP shot)
Dynomax cat-back exhaust
Hedman headers
K & N open element/ X-Stream lid
MSD 6A ignition
MSD 8.5mm plug wires
LT1 camshaft
Soon to be installed:
Edelbrock intake manifold
B & M 2400 RPM stall torque converter
Trans Go shift kit
World Products Torquer heads
Audio
Sony Xplod CDX-M610 head unit
Pioneer 2-way 4x6 front speakers
Pioneer 3-way 6x9 rear speakers
12 inch Pioneer VCCS PRO subwoofer
QLogic sealed box
Kicker ZR360 amplifier
Lightning Audio 1 farad capacitor
Other
Macewen White Faced Gauges/Shift overlay
A-pillar gauges (Phantom oil pressure, Air/Fuel)
180* thermostat
Window Tint
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1992 Camaro RS (Auto) 5.0L TBI
-
Performance mods
NOS (125 HP shot)
Dynomax cat-back exhaust
Hedman headers
K & N open element/ X-Stream lid
MSD 6A ignition
MSD 8.5mm plug wires
LT1 camshaft
Soon to be installed:
Edelbrock intake manifold
B & M 2400 RPM stall torque converter
Trans Go shift kit
World Products Torquer heads
Audio
Sony Xplod CDX-M610 head unit
Pioneer 2-way 4x6 front speakers
Pioneer 3-way 6x9 rear speakers
12 inch Pioneer VCCS PRO subwoofer
QLogic sealed box
Kicker ZR360 amplifier
Lightning Audio 1 farad capacitor
Other
Macewen White Faced Gauges/Shift overlay
A-pillar gauges (Phantom oil pressure, Air/Fuel)
180* thermostat
Window Tint
09-22-2001, 11:41 PM
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ok looked at a pic that i had of my enigne and it looks like what you are talking about is the coil for sure because it is gray and it has a red and 2 tan or whiteish color wires, and it pluges into the back of the distributor. should be it but if not dont get too pissed
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