Hey Guys,
My '98 GTS now won't start, so I need help pretty bad. Let me try to explain the issues I am having right now.
- Was getting an Idle hang when the car was hot so I replaced my 02 sensors and got sensor extenders because of the aftermarket headers
-- Did not fix the idle hang at all
- Car was running hotter than normal (not overheating) so I pressurized the system and tried to get the air out
-- Some air came out but didn't fix this at all
- AC was not working so I took it to the shop to get it looked at
-- AC now works great
- Drove the car on a 3 hour trip and the car seemed to be fine while driving, but heating up past normal (still not overheating though) when in traffic *outside temps were in the 70s
-- Car started to stutter and buck in the morning but seemed to come back to normal when it warmed up
- Drove the car back from the 3 hour trip and it seemed to be fine
-- Same thing with the temps (hot when in traffic but very good when not)
- Next morning car sounded very strange when I drove it to work (completely different exhaust note, almost like it was missing power)
-- Got to work and something smelled like it was burning (not plastic but almost like metal, very strange)
-- Took the car home after I let it cool down for about 2 hours
-- Same smell when I got home so I drove my other car back to work
- Called a local shop to see if they can check it out
-- Tried to start it and it while it started right up, it immediately died and wouldn't start again after that
- Pulled the PCM fuse and it was blown
-- Changed it out and it still won't start
Here are the relevant mods on the car:
- SVS Stage 1 NA (headers, cams, 70mm throttle bodies, etc..) - no pcm upgrade
- Ron Davis radiator
- Updated fan
- Mopar plug wires with stock plugs (about 11 months old)
WTH is going on here? Did my PCM blow up too? If so, was it possibly a short in the wires somewhere? This car has been having issues for the entire summer and I just want it to be back to the way it was. Killing me here!!
Any help would be appreciated.
- Ron (cornfish)
My '98 GTS now won't start, so I need help pretty bad. Let me try to explain the issues I am having right now.
- Was getting an Idle hang when the car was hot so I replaced my 02 sensors and got sensor extenders because of the aftermarket headers
-- Did not fix the idle hang at all
- Car was running hotter than normal (not overheating) so I pressurized the system and tried to get the air out
-- Some air came out but didn't fix this at all
- AC was not working so I took it to the shop to get it looked at
-- AC now works great
- Drove the car on a 3 hour trip and the car seemed to be fine while driving, but heating up past normal (still not overheating though) when in traffic *outside temps were in the 70s
-- Car started to stutter and buck in the morning but seemed to come back to normal when it warmed up
- Drove the car back from the 3 hour trip and it seemed to be fine
-- Same thing with the temps (hot when in traffic but very good when not)
- Next morning car sounded very strange when I drove it to work (completely different exhaust note, almost like it was missing power)
-- Got to work and something smelled like it was burning (not plastic but almost like metal, very strange)
-- Took the car home after I let it cool down for about 2 hours
-- Same smell when I got home so I drove my other car back to work
- Called a local shop to see if they can check it out
-- Tried to start it and it while it started right up, it immediately died and wouldn't start again after that
- Pulled the PCM fuse and it was blown
-- Changed it out and it still won't start
Here are the relevant mods on the car:
- SVS Stage 1 NA (headers, cams, 70mm throttle bodies, etc..) - no pcm upgrade
- Ron Davis radiator
- Updated fan
- Mopar plug wires with stock plugs (about 11 months old)
WTH is going on here? Did my PCM blow up too? If so, was it possibly a short in the wires somewhere? This car has been having issues for the entire summer and I just want it to be back to the way it was. Killing me here!!
Any help would be appreciated.
- Ron (cornfish)