RoyEdwards
04-19-2012, 03:32 PM
Hi, new to 3geez.
So i have a 1988 lxi and bought it with a bad head gasket. replaced it and fired right up. Engine light was on and didn't know about the ECU under my seat. It was on for a TW sensor. On my way to get the part, it died and had started making some noises. i got jumped and of course it takes forever to start(like 20 cranks) and it dies again a mile down the road. this time I got a bit down the road and BAM, it quit at 3000 rpm and wouldn't even crank. got it home and charged the dead battery and it had trouble cranking but finally did(at this point i had the new TW sensor) it started today right off, but started revving high like my fast idle worked, but was fluctuating. It knocked pretty bad and at first my ECU told me that the Throttle Angle sensor was out of whack, reset it and fiddled trying to get the damn TA sensor off. Then it told me my MAP sensor is out. Now after another reset it still blinks 5 times for MAP, but the mil is not on....
What could possibly be going on, i don't want to run money and money into parts that don't need to be fixed. Oh and the first guy to jump me put his still connected positive jump on my Negative post to keep it on there as he removed his negative(it was loose die to working on it constantly.)
Thank you so much for all effort and time,
So i have a 1988 lxi and bought it with a bad head gasket. replaced it and fired right up. Engine light was on and didn't know about the ECU under my seat. It was on for a TW sensor. On my way to get the part, it died and had started making some noises. i got jumped and of course it takes forever to start(like 20 cranks) and it dies again a mile down the road. this time I got a bit down the road and BAM, it quit at 3000 rpm and wouldn't even crank. got it home and charged the dead battery and it had trouble cranking but finally did(at this point i had the new TW sensor) it started today right off, but started revving high like my fast idle worked, but was fluctuating. It knocked pretty bad and at first my ECU told me that the Throttle Angle sensor was out of whack, reset it and fiddled trying to get the damn TA sensor off. Then it told me my MAP sensor is out. Now after another reset it still blinks 5 times for MAP, but the mil is not on....
What could possibly be going on, i don't want to run money and money into parts that don't need to be fixed. Oh and the first guy to jump me put his still connected positive jump on my Negative post to keep it on there as he removed his negative(it was loose die to working on it constantly.)
Thank you so much for all effort and time,