SupaDoopa
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- Feb 24, 2010
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Pawtucket,
Rhode Island
Car: 98 GSX AWD, 6-bolt swap
I was at a dead stop with the e-brake up at a friends house and noticed my Blackberry was about to die [go figure]. I had previously taken the center console out to repair the short shifter and still had everything unplugged as was the head unit still not in. I shuffled through the wiring to find the 12V for the cigarette lighter and heard a zap. Instantly, the car started idling VERY rough. I immediately turned it off. About half hour later, I went to start it and it wasn't having it. It cranked but wouldn't fully start. I checked all the fuses and they all seem fine both in the cabin and in the engine bay. I'll take pictures of what touched what in a couple minutes, but a friend pointed out the FPR was reading 0 when it was cranking. The wire that touched the exposed metal on the back of the cigarette lighter were colored: solid white, solid black, yellow with black lines, red with white stripes. It was a 4-pronged connecter with all 4 prongs in a line. Like I said, I checked the fuses and relays and all seemed to be fine, but not sure where else to look? I would guess it may be the fuel pump that shorted out and isn't in operation or possibly the ECU? Any ideas would be a great help. Or, help in person can result in some beer in pizza.
I was at a dead stop with the e-brake up at a friends house and noticed my Blackberry was about to die [go figure]. I had previously taken the center console out to repair the short shifter and still had everything unplugged as was the head unit still not in. I shuffled through the wiring to find the 12V for the cigarette lighter and heard a zap. Instantly, the car started idling VERY rough. I immediately turned it off. About half hour later, I went to start it and it wasn't having it. It cranked but wouldn't fully start. I checked all the fuses and they all seem fine both in the cabin and in the engine bay. I'll take pictures of what touched what in a couple minutes, but a friend pointed out the FPR was reading 0 when it was cranking. The wire that touched the exposed metal on the back of the cigarette lighter were colored: solid white, solid black, yellow with black lines, red with white stripes. It was a 4-pronged connecter with all 4 prongs in a line. Like I said, I checked the fuses and relays and all seemed to be fine, but not sure where else to look? I would guess it may be the fuel pump that shorted out and isn't in operation or possibly the ECU? Any ideas would be a great help. Or, help in person can result in some beer in pizza.
