Help Stuck in Birmingham, AL

[MississippiMaro]

My car is doing something i've only seen once before.

When I start it up, it shakes and runs extremely rough. It will drive, but it has no power and no acceleration. I can't really scan any codes because it's a 93 and the port you plug into is messed up.

I don't get a flashing SES light so i don't think it's a misfire.

I just changed the oil gear drive recently and had to remove the fuel rail and the intake manifold.

I think it's going to be related to one of these two.

If the fuel rail is not seated properly, will the engine still run, but run rough?

[djtrozzo15]

on my old car, that happened... but it was my head gaskets.. but it was running rough... no power.... and the whole car shook real bad... especially when idling.

[3.4 slow to go]

you shure it's not my bird, now w/a shaking problem?

icm might be fried, or coils. also check wires. the timing could be outa whack.

[ December 01, 2003: Message edited by: 3.4 slow to go ]</p>

[chas]

sounds a bit like a vacuum leak into the intake manifold. either a missed vacuum connection, broken hose, or the manifold gaskets arent seated. this will cause a rough idle and loss of power.

[MississippiMaro]

Car is fixed......turned out to be a shorted ignition coil.

I drove all the way back to Jackson, MS with my car limping along.

I had to stop for gas because i had to run the car in 3rd the whole way to keep it from shaking. Then I noticed some coolant had leaked onto my ignition coils and was pooling in the ICM. So on a hunch I bought a new coil from autozone and swapped it in different slots until voila!! the second coil had a lot of fluid under it and had shorted out.

Thanks for the responses guys....hope this will help someone else someday.

[3.4 slow to go]

good thing the icmdidn't crapout as well!!!
Nice to hear you made it back.

What was the source of teh coolant leak? ypass hose or the metal nubs they connect?

[MississippiMaro]

I think it's the throttle body lines...that's my weekend project.

[Wicked 3800 V6]

Moral of story: it's always the ignition system with our cars.

[MississippiMaro]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by 3.4 slow to go:
good thing the icmdidn't crapout as well!!!
Nice to hear you made it back.

What was the source of teh coolant leak? ypass hose or the metal nubs they connect?<hr></blockquote>

UPDATE: You jinxed me....my ICM went crazy last night, no doubt due to the coolant problem mentioned above...good thing it's under warranty, i'm going to get it swapped this afternoon.

UGHHHH......f-body ignitions can kiss my arse....i see MSD DIS-4 in my future

[MississippiMaro]

Ok I just replaced the ICM and it didn't fix it. I have a strong fuel smell coming out of the exhuast, so i'm pretty sure one or more cylinders are not firing properly. Any ideas, I just did ICM and Coils and Plug wires last week. I guess i'll have to check my plugs.

[3.4 slow to go]

you're gonna blame all of that on me aren't you? [img]tongue.gif[/img] Were all the connectors & pins good when you replaced teh icm?

[MississippiMaro]

I was thinking about that, how do I test them?