[Shotimes] 3.2 Swap Almost done - Starting Problems - Need Help

[Jason Kennedy]

Thanks George, I really appreciate the detail.

The ground wire is definitely there, I wanted to make
100% sure I wasn't confusing it with what should be
the power wire.  Because, obviously, if I did bad
things would happen.  ;)

I think the connector you are describing is simply not
there.  It must have gotten cut or somehow otherwise
removed.  I took the battery and everything out and
traced the cables, jacked the car up, looked up in
from below, scoured the top and looked very hard for
it.  However, I did find a round connector over near
the IRCM that has nothing plugged into it.  I would
venture to guess that is where that power wire is
supposed to go.  However, there is no smaller wire
adjacent to my power cables to reach over there.  :( 
So, I must be missing a wire or something.  I'm going
to have to dig through all my parts and see if I can
find it.  If not, I think a trip to the junkyard might
be in order.

If sending pictures wouldn't be too much trouble, I
would really appreciate it just to make sure I fully
understand what I'm looking for (especially if I go
pull one).

Thanks again, George!

-Jason

--- George Fourchy <krazgeo@comcast.net> wrote:

> On Wed, 5 Apr 2006 19:36:08 -0700 (PDT), Jason
> Kennedy wrote:
> 
> >For the life of me, I cannot find what you are
> >referring to George. :(
> 
> OK.
> 
> I'm going to be totally redundant here...no insults
> intended.  If there is any doubt
> about a single step or instruction, I'll address
> each one separately.
> 
> I'm referring to my car, here in the garage, for
> accuracy.  Pictures will come next,
> if you still can't find the connector.
> 
> Start at the positive battery cable, the one nearer
> the radiator.  There is a small
> black wire coming off it, along with the big one
> that goes across the front of the
> car to the starter relay.  This is the separate
> power supply wire for the PCM (the
> powertrain control module -- the  engine computer). 
> If that device is not getting
> power, the CE light will be dim, and the IRCM, the
> integrated relay control module
> (located over the fan, under the plastic radiator
> support cover) will not get power.
>  If the IRCM does not get power, the fuel pump will
> not run, and the engine will not
> start.  There will be spark.  The crank sensor will
> generate a spark, but there is
> no fuel, so the engine will not run.  There is no
> telling what the timing is...the
> computer determines that, and it is off line. 
> Probably/logically, the timing is at
> the default 10 degree BTDC point, but I am not sure.
> 
> About 6 inches down from the battery end of the
> positive cable, the small black wire
> has a connector.  It is adjacent to the radiator
> cap/filler tube, but a few inches
> below the cap.  This is what I think is disconnected
> in your case.  It is round, and
> not directional...that is, it will plug in without
> being in a certain position
> relative to the other half, unlike 99 percent of all
> the other connectors in the
> car.  It is easy for this to be disconnected and you
> not be aware of it...it is dark
> down there....and if the battery is connected and
> disconnected a bunch of times to
> check other systems during your engine install, this
> plug can come loose and not be
> noticed.  Plug it in, and the CE light should be
> bright, and the fuel pump should
> hum with the key on and engine off.
> 
> The ground circuit for the PCM ends at the inner
> fender, just behind the windshield
> washer cap, and a small bit forward of the power
> steering reservoir.  There is also
> a round connector in the circuit, just a few inches
> back from where the end of the
> wire bolts to the fender.  It is less likely that
> this connector is loose, but it
> might be, so make sure it is plugged in.  
> 
> Hope this helps....I want you to get your car
> running.
> 
> George
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