Josh Battles wrote:
>
> Michael Maskalans wrote:
>
>>
>> :konfused:
>> does it feel like a fuel problem? does it sputter and die or is it
>> more like you turn the key off?
>>
>> I'm still thinking PCM, but fuel pump or regulator has also entered my
>> mind as a possibility. It would be nice if you could keep an eye on
>> fuel pressure while this was actually happening. maybe a full blown
>> scanner could do that? or one of those recording scanners like
>> stealerships sometimes will loan out for phantom problems. got any
>> friends with one of those?
>
>
> That's why it irks me so much, it's not like any fuel delivery issue
> I've ever experienced before. When it's running, it's running great,
> just like normal. The closest that I can describe it would be to have
> you imagine that you've got a switch to turn the ignition coil on and
> off. While driving, disconnect the ignition coil. It just stops
> firing, but since it happens when moving, the trans keeps the motor
> turning even though it's not firing.
>
> Since I've procured a DMM and 12 volt test light for this already, I'll
> be going over everything I can tomorrow after work until it gets dark. I
> still get the feeling that there's a loose wire somewhere. If the PCM
> itself were bad, I don't think I'd have been able to reprogram it the
> way I did. I don't know enough about the inner workings of the Mopar
> PCM to decide whether it's bad or not. Part of me is thinking that it
> might be worth the $whatever to just drop it off at the dealer and let
> them diagnose it. The one by me charges a flat fee for diagnosis, so if
> it takes them all day long, it's the same price. If I can't track it
> down tomorrow, I'll see about dropping it off Friday sometime. Maybe
> they know something we don't. Either way, I'm sure it'll make a great
> story for the archives.
>
Hey Josh, I still will put my money on a crank position sensor. That
little bugger causes problems when it fails - I would look there first -
that does not sound fuel related to me.
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