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97 LT1 starting issues

Old 04-13-2006, 12:46 AM
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I have a 97 LT1 and once the key is inserted and the ignition is turned on all the dash lights come on as normal except the odometer when turned to the strat position nothing happens. The radio will not work at all and the odometer reads balnk but all other lights come on. In addition I can hear the fuel pump start up or any noise under the hood. I thought something maybe wrong with my key so I had a new one cut at the stealership and same problem. Any sugggestions as to where to go next will be GREATLY APPRECIATED!!! Thanks in advance.

**BTW it is a 6-speed if it matters, and the security light comes on as normal then goes out.
Old 04-13-2006, 01:15 PM
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c'mon, somebody has to have some kind of suggestion.


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Check the fuses associated with the stuff that's acting up.
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I'm lost on this one. I've never heard this combination of symptoms. It's not VATS or the ignition switch mechanism. Do you have another computer to swap in? The odometer being blank is very odd.
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Originally Posted by LTSpeed
I'm lost on this one. I've never heard this combination of symptoms. It's not VATS or the ignition switch mechanism. Do you have another computer to swap in? The odometer being blank is very odd.
this is what I am thinking, but I have no other ideas what it could be. I had a tech from a chevy dealer come to my house this afternoon with some sort of tool that he plugged in to the OBD got some code, took it back to the dealership, got something from the main computer, brought it back to my car, plugged it in downloaded a new program to my car, and same results. Tomorrow I am taking it to him and he is going to try to crank it with something he called a VAT40. He seems to think that the problem reains with the VATS system.
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anyone else have any ideas on what this could be? I need to get my car back on the road. Anyone have a PCM for a 97 LT1 6speed for sale?


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