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Old Oct 7, 2023 | 03:14 PM
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I have a L84 (Gen V minus DOD) transplanted into a 1971 LeMans. It is run by Swap Time tuned ECM from a 2014 Corvette. It refuses to fire occasionally, usually when warm - but will after a minute or two, The battery is mounted in the trunk and 6 months old. No codes seem to be thrown, at least the SES light is not lit.

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Old Oct 8, 2023 | 08:14 AM
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Is no fire or no crank? If no crank, does it click?
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It turns over fine - just will not fire.

When this was installed initially the older battery was too weak to fire and was replaced.
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A quick scan with the BATF tool and Torque app show a few faults:

Cuurent: P0521 - Oil pressure sensor error
Current: P06DA - Powertrain (oil pressure control circuit)
Historic: P127C - Powertrain (high pressure fuel rail sensor)

All will not allow the engine to fire. This started couple months ago, now with increasing frequency.
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A discussion with Mitch at Swap Time revealed several possible issues:

1. Since the car has a trunk mounted battery the voltage may not be enough to run the PCM. I put in a decent battery but still..
2. He was concerned with the fuel pump - specifically the hose running in the tank. He notes these have a tendency to swell and cut flow down.

He feels the voltage issues is triggering false codes. Too bad the PCM does not have a code for low input voltage...
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