Engine Rolls Over, Won't Start

[pbkid]

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..

[ShadowRider]

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!

[VCrossfan]

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!

Thats great to hear Shadow. Thats another one for the VX memory bank

[ShadowRider]

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!