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Old Feb 6, 2014 | 05:10 PM
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I got a 1996 trans am ...was running ..car sat for some time ,, put in battery .. spins over but want start sprayed starting fluid it started ,, then died ! figured it was fuel pump .. replaced it ! no start new relay still no start ! took test lite to jumper wire under hood it has power on it ! orange wire at relay has power green & white has 2 to 3 sec of power when you turn switch ! took old wire plug for pump got a flash of power their where it plugs in at axle then it quit .... security light flashes some ! maybe its ecm ? I would be thankful for some help !!
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Old Feb 6, 2014 | 05:15 PM
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What's the fuel pressure? If you don't know, you need to test it first. I seriously doubt your PCM went bad unless the car was flooded or something.
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Old Feb 6, 2014 | 08:28 PM
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fuel rail
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Old Feb 6, 2014 | 09:26 PM
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http://www.mainstreamtopics.com/foru...rt-diagnostic/

Check this site out it should help..
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Old Feb 7, 2014 | 10:08 AM
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Address your security light issues first. It's not gonna start with that going on.
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Old Feb 7, 2014 | 10:54 AM
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Sounds like a security issue to me.
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Old Feb 7, 2014 | 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by shbox
Address your security light issues first. It's not gonna start with that going on.
Good point...mine was messing up like that when the little computer chip in the key was worn out....try a different key and see if it's the same.
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