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From: panama city beach Florida
I installed new shorty headers, new O2 sensors, new MSD Pro-Billet Optic Distributor, new MSD Blaster Coil, new MSD wires and new OEM AC plugs.
The Vette started right away and lasted 2 seconds, tried again, lasted 2-3 seconds, again, 3 seconds. I tried a fourth time and this one lasted a bit longer. The idle was a "perfect" idle, no shaking, no misfiring
I checked all connections, all are ok, all breathers and vacuums are plugged so, I decided to stop, disconnected the battery and wrapped it for the night.
Any toughts or ideas, what the heck may be wrong?
The Vette started right away and lasted 2 seconds, tried again, lasted 2-3 seconds, again, 3 seconds. I tried a fourth time and this one lasted a bit longer. The idle was a "perfect" idle, no shaking, no misfiring
I checked all connections, all are ok, all breathers and vacuums are plugged so, I decided to stop, disconnected the battery and wrapped it for the night.
Any toughts or ideas, what the heck may be wrong?
David
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It's 11:15 PM PST, She is Alive!!! I went into the garage cursed at it, re-looked at everything and the SOB just started right away. Let it run until oil got to 140 F with no problems. The only abnormality was the smoke coming from the collectors (WD-40) that will go away tomorrow.
I've done this crap five times already and never had a problem maybe, ist's just destiny....
Thanks to all for the help and I guess once I take her on the road I'll have to get it tuned. I read in here that we can do our own tuning using a laptop. Can I do that? Does it come with instructions or do I need to be an expert?
Thanks
Pete
I've done this crap five times already and never had a problem maybe, ist's just destiny....
Thanks to all for the help and I guess once I take her on the road I'll have to get it tuned. I read in here that we can do our own tuning using a laptop. Can I do that? Does it come with instructions or do I need to be an expert?
Thanks
Pete
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Post in Scan & Tune about datalogging. It take a little bit to tune I would do a datalog and send it off for the tune if I were you but you may be ok you did not do that much to it. After it has time to relearn the fuel tables it might be OK as is.
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From: Raleigh NC
It could be your ignition module next to the coil. I put new opti in one time and the car ran for a few minutes and died. It turned out to be the module.
If it's not that you have a bad opti. Any codes?
If it's not that you have a bad opti. Any codes?
