[Shotimes] SHO Won't Start and/or died

[Zach Leahy]

Another casue of busted DIS sensors it a clutch change. If you do not unplug
them they will hit the bracket for the roll damper and break the connector,
and.or the housing when you are shifting the motor about gettign the trans
disconnected.
   Z

 On 10/14/05, Dave Garber <dave.garber@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Sounds like there may be a bad motor mount that's allowing the engine to
> move around. It could also be the sub-frame bushings - my 91 (before it
> was
> mine) kept popping the DIS plug, and at one point the DIS itself became
> cracked. It turned out to be rear SFB's that were rotted out, causing the
> engine to sit lower in the engine bay therby hitting the passenger side
> dampener any time the throttle was goosed.
>
> I'd at least check both to be sure..
>
>
> Dave Garber
> Pittsburgh, PA
> 99 White, 89k
> 91 Red, 158k (For Sale)
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carl Prochilo" <GR8SHO@adelphia.net>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Cc: "DonD" <onebadsho@hotmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 2:44 PM
> Subject: [Shotimes] SHO Won't Start and/or died
>
>
> > I've seen several posts on this topic lately. My son had a problem just
> > of this nature. Unfortunately he is 4.5 hrs away at college, not so easy
> > to see what's going on. Finally got a chance to get up here. First thing
> > I did was to pull the codes. He only had one stored code, a 542, and the
> > static test was clean. Next I looked at all the electrical connections.
> > I noticed the rear DIS connector had backed out. Also, it appears the
> DIS
> > housing itself is cracked and as a result the retention mechanism isn't
> > secure as it should be. After all this, my son decides to tell me the
> car
> > had last died after he ran over a speed bump. That time he required AAA
> > to bail him out.
> >
> > Anyway, after jumpstarting the car, and flooring the gas pedal while
> > cranking, I was able to get the car to fire. I'm going to find a
> > replacement DIS to ensure this doesn't happen again, but at least the
> car
> > is good to go for a while.
> > ====
> > Cheers,
> > Carl Prochilo
> > 1992 Ultra Red Crimson
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