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Old 01-20-2002 | 01:15 PM
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From: Oklahoma city
Car: 90 irocz
Engine: 350tip
Transmission: 700r4
Car starts but wont run....

Ok heres my problem.....
I just installed a set of SLP runners on my 1990 Irocz l98. I had to remove and rehook the battery several times while tracing a vacum leak....When I was moving the battery cable around I guess I messed up my job on the ecm wire and it all came apart and the ecm wasnt getting enough juice (which I didnt know at the time...). So I finshed installiong the runners and hooked everything back up...reset my fuel pressure to 46psi just so I can see if the car runs...and it did, so I took it for a test drive down the street and the car started sputtering on me and finally went into limp home mode so I pulled inot a chevron and played with everything. Well I could only get it to run in limp home mode so I idled it to my house (my tranny has been built up with a higher stall converotr and all the other goddies so my car wont shift outta first until 2500 rpm at part throttle and Limp home seemingly wont go over 1500 rpm...) So I wait until this morning and I go buy a whole new battery cable and install it..now the car starts but dies right after ward (like its still in limp home mode) and I cant warm the car up to get it to idle....any suggestions or ideas on how to solve it?
Old 01-20-2002 | 02:12 PM
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everytime I've unplugged my computer I have that same problem(not running) until I drive it for about 20 min. I've heard that its because the computer is relearning and stuff. normally my car won't idle AT ALL for about 15min.
Old 01-20-2002 | 02:31 PM
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Car: 90 irocz
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If i could get it to run....that would be great...Ive never had this happen before and Ive unpluged everything many times before and never had this happen.
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