do we have a distributor?Originally Posted by pbkid
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do we have a distributor?
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Which fuse is it that you've had to keep replacing?
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not sure lol
sounds dumb for me to give advice when im not sure where or if we have one...but i knew where it was on my toyota and my teg and both of them have had problems starting when it was wet out because the distributor got wet...
im pretty sure it would have to have a distributor...the distributor is what tells the spark plugs what order to fire in...trace the wires off the coil packs and there should be a distributor on the other end....
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Shadowrider - check out what mdwyer said before you go chasing any other rabbits. Use your head man - the engine quits suddenly and without warning (i.e., no sputtering, surging, etc), you're popping fuses, you're frying computers - I'd correct the electrical problem before even thinking about fuel delivery. You'll probably find some wires somewhere with insulation rubbed off or cut. They might do fine most of the time, then when you hit a bump they short - or maybe when it rains, you're getting water in the wiring harness and that's the reason electrons are mingling with wires they shouldn't associate with - who knows - just look all over for wires with bad insulation, starting with the location mdwyer suggested. If you need more info search for a thread Anita started. I think she was the first to sleuth this out years ago.
But DON'T go looking for a distributor to dry out because the VX has a wasted spark ignition like a motorcycle - so no distributor. That suggestion brought back fond memories of the MG I drove all through high school and college though - so thanks pbkid! Lucas, Lord of Darkness made sure I never went anywhere in the rain without first drying the distributor cap. Good times!
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haha i had the same problem with my 87 toyota pickup... wouldnt move anywhere in the rain without me having to get it dry and keep it that way....
my acura doesnt have the same problem as often because i replaced the distributor with a better one and havent had the problem since.....
sorry, i just wasnt positive about whether or not we had one...but i figured if we did it would be a good place to start..
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Hey folks. First of all, I want to thank everyone for all of your wonderful advice and help. You are all truly wonderful people on this site. Well, after a while of searching by my father, he found the culprit. Just to let everyone know what happened just in case another situation like mine occurs ( I would not wish it on anyone). He pretty much took my VX apart, and ran a little detection device over all of the wires that connected to the ECM, since that was the fuse that kept burning. He has this little handy device that can check for bad connections/wires...looks like a cassette player, especially since it is connected to a set of headphones. Well, whenever it runs over a bad wire, the machine will beep through the headset. As he took apart my VX to run the device over the wires, he found a bad wire right underneath the glove compartment of the passenger side...right by the passenger side feet area. He cut the wire and attached the ECM again, and everything started as normal! It's like nothing ever happened! So, everything runs well again, and it had nothing to do with anything except for that one wire! So, the original ECM, plus the two new ones that I purchased...they ALL WORK! My fuel pump is okay too...that was the first thing that he took apart to check, and found nothing wrong. So now here's my question...does anybody know the use of a wire that connects to the ECM, runs around the feet area of the passenger side, and through to the back of the car, near the fuel pump area, and connected to some valve thing? I know it's vague, but it's all I've got, since it's hard for me to translate what he did, or what it was. He had cut it, and I've had no issue with the problem so far...but we just don't know what was the use for it! I've tried to check all of the electrical buttons, such as the power doors, CD player, Hazards, etc...but have found nothing. Anyways, that's the gist of it. Thanks again for all your help,and if you have any idea as to what that wire is for, that would be great. I'm just glad to be driving the VX again!
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Thats great to hear Shadow. Thats another one for the VX memory bank
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Hey folks. First of all, I want to thank everyone for all of your wonderful advice and help. You are all truly wonderful people on this site. Well, after a while of searching by my father, he found the culprit. Just to let everyone know what happened just in case another situation like mine occurs ( I would not wish it on anyone). He pretty much took my VX apart, and ran a little detection device over all of the wires that connected to the ECM, since that was the fuse that kept burning. He has this little handy device that can check for bad connections/wires...looks like a cassette player, especially since it is connected to a set of headphones. Well, whenever it runs over a bad wire, the machine will beep through the headset. As he took apart my VX to run the device over the wires, he found a bad wire right underneath the glove compartment of the passenger side...right by the passenger side feet area. He cut the wire and attached the ECM again, and everything started as normal! It's like nothing ever happened! So, everything runs well again, and it had nothing to do with anything except for that one wire! So, the original ECM, plus the two new ones that I purchased...they ALL WORK! My fuel pump is okay too...that was the first thing that he took apart to check, and found nothing wrong. So now here's my question...does anybody know the use of a wire that connects to the ECM, runs around the feet area of the passenger side, and through to the back of the car, near the fuel pump area, and connected to some valve thing?I know it's vague, but it's all I've got, since it's hard for me to translate what he did, or what it was. He had cut it, and I've had no issue with the problem so far...but we just don't know what was the use for it! I've tried to check all of the electrical buttons, such as the power doors, CD player, Hazards, etc...but have found nothing. Anyways, that's the gist of it. Thanks again for all your help,and if you have any idea as to what that wire is for, that would be great. I'm just glad to be driving the VX again!
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