I Need Help Please
I Need Help Please I just replaced my opti, coil and i started the car up runs like **** its sounds like i have a massive cam and it dosent want to run and just dies i repalced the opti which only goes on one way so i dont think i messed that up and i replaced my coil but i made my own wire from the opti to the coil so i dont no if that could be it, but i NEED SOME HELP PLEASE
It's only supposed to go on one way but wth a little bit of force you can put it on wrong by misaligning the splines. Check your wires. Where did you get your opti from and what kind is it?
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Im sorry I meant to say spline! I think you new what I was saying though. Anyways, I put mine on wrong the first time I changed the opti and had the same problem you are describing. Took it back off, put it back on carefully and it was fine. Also it was the only thing you changed and if it didnt act like that before, then that pretty much answers you question. Maybe I'm wrong...
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Verdad Gallardo no i took my time with a buddy and we put it on till it just fell in to place and it did act liek this befor and i thought it was my opti but now i dont no ...and i also got my opti on here from a member it was brand new but now i dont no if i made a mistake or not...are there any other opions on what is wrong with my car
Brand new gm unit, msd, or what. If you bought anything other than these two options you made a mistake. Also I just fixed my 92 gmc truck, it had a bad pick-up coil on the distributor. So I yanked it and fixed the pick up coil and put the distributor back in and fired it up. It was running like it had a cam with a big nasty lope and would die. Realizing I put the distributor in wrong, I pulled the distributor back out. Then I turn the motor over to find tdc on cyl.1. Put the distributor back in with the rotor pointing towards one, and it runs like new again. Point being that it easy to put the opti or a distributor in wrong, even if you have done it a few times. So Im going to say opti is installed wrong or is bad. Also is your car throwing any codes?
Check all your plug wires and make sure they aren't cut or arcing, get your ignition control module and coil tested at a parts store for free. Start narrowing it down because it sound like a miss to me.
I just looked in my hanes manual and 95 later have pin drive opti(vented), thats why I refered to as a pin. You have a spline type opti(non-vented). I think the splined ones are easier to install incorrectly. Someone verify this!
i followed this diagram http://shbox.com/1/93-94_opti.jpg so i think the opti is in right cuz i messed with it until it about fell in to place and also i have a brand new coil but i made the wire to it out of an old spark plug wire so i have a spark plug wire boot on where it connects to the coil so i dont no if that could be it ..... and im not throwing a check engine light ...and i took off my AIR so i took out the pump and i took the fuse out for it ...im goin to check all my wires make sure there on right then after that i dont no what to do ..any thoughts? I REALLY need some help
I still think it has to do with the wires as long as the opti that you bought really was new and you didn't get ripped off.
Make sure they are all routed to the correct plug and spot on the opti, no cuts or tears either. Start the car at night and look at all your plugs and wires and see if you can see them arcing. It will look like little sparks coming from the wire.
Make sure they are all routed to the correct plug and spot on the opti, no cuts or tears either. Start the car at night and look at all your plugs and wires and see if you can see them arcing. It will look like little sparks coming from the wire.
yea im plannin on takin all the wires off inspecting them then puttin them back on ...but if that dosent work then i dont no what...im kinda worried about the opti i bought cuz the kid just sent me the opti with out the org. box but it looked exactly like the stock one so idk
guys i really need some help i just took off all my wire checked them and put them back on and it still dosent want to run ...... is it possible that its not gettin full signal to the coil? or what else could it be ???
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I don't know if this matters on an Opti or not, but SBC firing order is 18436572. Maybe your Ignition Control Module (that thing with the heatsink) took a crap on you.
(to the poster) first off i would verify that you have the firing order correct. it is VERY easy to cross up wires on an LT1 due to the fact you cant really see the wires to the plugs, you kind of have to feel. going with the others, i would check coil next, icm usually is a last resort check for me. i have usually narrowed the misfires to the coil, opti, or burned wires.
Whats my ignition control module and where is it located .... and i did pull the wires and put them back on so i no its not them and now my car wont even start i checked the wires and tryed to start it again and it wouldnt and it would only slighty run if i hold my gas pedal all the way down but it might only run a second.... when i first got it all back togeather it would run for a couple seconds if i would mess with the gas ....sound like anything?