Picked up my 1st ls1& posting my first problem :)
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Picked up my 1st ls1& posting my first problem :)
Sold my LT1 and picked up a 1998 SS, completely stock.
So here's the problem...when I'm driving the car normally and hit a pothole the car completely falls on it's face and the gauges/needles/cluster lights all go crazy for about a second or two then it'll go back to normal. and i think it resets the battery when this happens because the trip odometer resets to 0.
Also another scenario of this case...When i drove the car this morning and got on the freeway, i punched it in 1st and tried to take it close to redline, but once i got close the car fell on it's face again and everything that i explained earlier happened again but i didn't hit any potholes or any bumps. And I also have to add that this time when it happened and i shifted into 2nd, 3rd, etc. the car seemed to idle at about 2k rpm and would stay there, when i pullled up to a light it wouldn't go down, but once i started driving it for a few more blocks it eventually went down to normal idle.
The engine does shake a bit, it doesn't feel like it's missfiring though, the check engine would come on and off here and there but i haven't had a chance to scan it. the guy told me that it was because the car has no cats.
What do you guys think it could be? bad spark plugs/spark plug wires? coil packs? bad ground? Thanks.
So here's the problem...when I'm driving the car normally and hit a pothole the car completely falls on it's face and the gauges/needles/cluster lights all go crazy for about a second or two then it'll go back to normal. and i think it resets the battery when this happens because the trip odometer resets to 0.
Also another scenario of this case...When i drove the car this morning and got on the freeway, i punched it in 1st and tried to take it close to redline, but once i got close the car fell on it's face again and everything that i explained earlier happened again but i didn't hit any potholes or any bumps. And I also have to add that this time when it happened and i shifted into 2nd, 3rd, etc. the car seemed to idle at about 2k rpm and would stay there, when i pullled up to a light it wouldn't go down, but once i started driving it for a few more blocks it eventually went down to normal idle.
The engine does shake a bit, it doesn't feel like it's missfiring though, the check engine would come on and off here and there but i haven't had a chance to scan it. the guy told me that it was because the car has no cats.
What do you guys think it could be? bad spark plugs/spark plug wires? coil packs? bad ground? Thanks.
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okay, i'll try my best to try to get it scanned, i dont own a scanner nor can i borrow one...my best bet is to drive till' the light comes on and hopefully make it to the shop before it trips and resets itself.
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lol not here in good ol' Cali...Autozone used to be able to scan our cars, or at least let us rent them, but the last time i went in and tried to scan they said i had to buy a scanner. I assumed that went for O' Reillys too so i didn't bother asking. But i may be wrong
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And about the car...when i drove home from work today i was rolling in 1st gear at 3k rpm then i gunned it and the car didn't break loose like i expected it to...and i know it's not my tires cause they're bald as ****. basically the car feels sluggish..my stock lt1 used to break loose at 2k rpm like nothing on good tires. is it just me??
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The intrument cluster might not be makeing full contact with all the pins. Cause whenever i reinstall mine after replaceing a bulb the needles will jump around for a sec before they settle down. try reinstalling it and see what happens.