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Help again, Engine won't start!!

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#1 ·
Help again, Engine won\'t start!!

Ok, I made a turn in second gear and the engine shut off. turned the ignition and it would turn just not start. This happened about 2 or 3 times then started right up. Got a block down on another turn, it died again. Then would not start after letting it sit a while, tried a few more times nothing. The next morning I went back tried to start it and still it turns but no start. Had the shop down the street get it and see what was up and they started it right up. I left it there so they see if it did it again, but all day it stayed on and started right up. Then this evening it stalled on me again. I left it and went back a few hours later it started up but died before I was able to pull out of the spot it died and there it lies. Please any ideas. I just want to be able to get it home, about a 5 min. drive.
 
#3 ·
Re: Help again, Engine won\'t start!!

found the problem!! There are 2 fuses sticking out of a wiring harness that runs the dash sensors and also connects to the ecm it was shorting out caussing the starting problem
 
#4 ·
Re: Help again, Engine won\'t start!!

Same thing happened to me last week, I got stranded on a highway about 4 miles from home.

Had to walk all the way home with 3 two liters of cola, and a bag of taco bell under my arms.

The 70 dollar tow bill sucked, and I couldn't figure out what was wrong.

It turned out to be a broken wire on the top of one of the fuse links on the wiring harness at the top center of the firewall. I soldered it back on and it starts fine.

Now I will keep a short spare jumper wire with aligator clips on each end in the glove box for emergency use....