A diagnostic tip
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '06
A diagnostic tip
I had a problem on my Dodge pick up...I know it not a vette! but it applies to all computer controled cars. The problem was detonation, and no matter what grade of gas I used the problem got worst with time.
I found that the battery was the culprit! it was shorting out intermittently causing the ECM to act strangely. Bottom line is this make sure the battery and the connections are good. The ECM has to have a good supply of voltage to work properly or you will get strange problems that will drive you nuts.
I found that the battery was the culprit! it was shorting out intermittently causing the ECM to act strangely. Bottom line is this make sure the battery and the connections are good. The ECM has to have a good supply of voltage to work properly or you will get strange problems that will drive you nuts.
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Oddly enough, A friend of mine was also having driveabilty issues w/ a 96 or 97 V8 Dakota and it turned out to be the battery too. The weird part is that there were no starting issues, it just wouldn't run right.
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St. Jude Donor '06
Originally Posted by Corvette Kid NC
Oddly enough, A friend of mine was also having driveabilty issues w/ a 96 or 97 V8 Dakota and it turned out to be the battery too. The weird part is that there were no starting issues, it just wouldn't run right.
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Originally Posted by grapeknutz
Bingo! that was the same scenario. My clue to what happened was I noticed that the volt meter was a tad high and the starter was a bit slow on start, so I looked at the battery and the neg post was corroded and was wet with acid ( a bad sign) I replaced the battery and now it runs great.
Even stranger, I don't get anything on the scanner when I plug it in :o
