Hey guys as the title says my car started, was bucking while I was driving it to get coffee, and then shut down. I tried to immediately restart it and found that it would periodically start but when gas was applied the car would immediately shut down; after that, it would only turnover. Unfortunately, this happened while I was in Pensacola for my best friends wedding on Sunday and I had to leave the car (in Pensacola with a mechanic) on Monday to return to Birmingham for work via a greyhound bus.
Via the search I learned that the bucking could happen due to the MAF needing cleaning and the no start due to a coolant temperature sensor. I also know that a no start could be due to the distributor cam sensor but the mechanic claimed it had spark. He claimed they tried to directly inject fuel but the car wouldn't start. So he thinks the ECU is dead. Once I get the car back, I have a few spare ECU's so I could test that theory.
He was also quite baffled by the HEI ignition mod. So I'm going to tow my car to Bham tomorrow (10/11) and try to source the no start problem. Do you guys have any idea why any of this might happen? These no-start issues are hard to trace and kinda confusing. Last time it was because the Neutral-Safety switch went bad. Thanks for the help!
-V
Via the search I learned that the bucking could happen due to the MAF needing cleaning and the no start due to a coolant temperature sensor. I also know that a no start could be due to the distributor cam sensor but the mechanic claimed it had spark. He claimed they tried to directly inject fuel but the car wouldn't start. So he thinks the ECU is dead. Once I get the car back, I have a few spare ECU's so I could test that theory.
He was also quite baffled by the HEI ignition mod. So I'm going to tow my car to Bham tomorrow (10/11) and try to source the no start problem. Do you guys have any idea why any of this might happen? These no-start issues are hard to trace and kinda confusing. Last time it was because the Neutral-Safety switch went bad. Thanks for the help!
-V
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