Howdy folks.
Got kind of a weird one here and I could use the collective stangnet experience.
The 94 has been acting turdy lately. Upon cold start up it would start to try to stall after about 10 seconds. If I let it idle a bit (feathering the gas), it would settle down. Then occasionally while driving it would cut out for a split second, as if someone cut the key off and right back on. The only codes I ever get are 511 (I have a chip) and 512. I dont know why I get that one (it's a KAM failure).
I had thought it might be a PIP issue so I swapped in a reman'd dizzy (I received the wrong PIP so I had to hold off on finishing the rebuild of mine). So the dizzy is still a wildcard to me (I dont trust reman's).
One night in 40*F weather, the car had run fine. Then later I went to leave on a cold motor and it was running on ~6 cylinders, smoking, and smelling like crap (I run cats). It drove a block (with severe heel/toeing) before shutting down totally. Then it would try to catch at first, and then later it would turn over super easy (like no spark was firing). While this was happening, I believe I was in FMEM because the fan came on as soon as the key was on (car off). Weird part: With the key on (car off) I could hear all the CCRM relays chattering like crazy.
As it stands, I'm kinda leaning towards a bad CCRM, but the 512 code has me thinking the EEC might be wonky (and is causing the EEC relay to chatter or not function). I've NEVER had an EEC go bad though - they are robust. It doesnt feel real likely to me.
After a tow home, the car just turned over super fast. NO chance of catching. The next morning, it started up, lumped a little while clearing its throat and ran like a top. WTF. Same two codes. PIDs look fine. I cant get it to act up to see WTP is going on.
I'd like to hear some similar experiences or folks' thoughts on this. I dont wanna shotgun parts at it, but the car is totally undependable right now.
Got kind of a weird one here and I could use the collective stangnet experience.
The 94 has been acting turdy lately. Upon cold start up it would start to try to stall after about 10 seconds. If I let it idle a bit (feathering the gas), it would settle down. Then occasionally while driving it would cut out for a split second, as if someone cut the key off and right back on. The only codes I ever get are 511 (I have a chip) and 512. I dont know why I get that one (it's a KAM failure).
I had thought it might be a PIP issue so I swapped in a reman'd dizzy (I received the wrong PIP so I had to hold off on finishing the rebuild of mine). So the dizzy is still a wildcard to me (I dont trust reman's).
One night in 40*F weather, the car had run fine. Then later I went to leave on a cold motor and it was running on ~6 cylinders, smoking, and smelling like crap (I run cats). It drove a block (with severe heel/toeing) before shutting down totally. Then it would try to catch at first, and then later it would turn over super easy (like no spark was firing). While this was happening, I believe I was in FMEM because the fan came on as soon as the key was on (car off). Weird part: With the key on (car off) I could hear all the CCRM relays chattering like crazy.
As it stands, I'm kinda leaning towards a bad CCRM, but the 512 code has me thinking the EEC might be wonky (and is causing the EEC relay to chatter or not function). I've NEVER had an EEC go bad though - they are robust. It doesnt feel real likely to me.
After a tow home, the car just turned over super fast. NO chance of catching. The next morning, it started up, lumped a little while clearing its throat and ran like a top. WTF. Same two codes. PIDs look fine. I cant get it to act up to see WTP is going on.
I'd like to hear some similar experiences or folks' thoughts on this. I dont wanna shotgun parts at it, but the car is totally undependable right now.