[Shotimes] Car is fixed! Was: Intermittent stalling after battery replacement?

[Peter Chase]

For some people to add to their "things to check when your car won't start"
list........

After having the car for 3 weeks and trying out a new Crank sensor, cam
sensor, DIS module, Coil, EEC relay, and computer, my local (and usually
pretty competent) shop gave up on the car (and didn't charge me for any of
the hours they spent replacing parts).  Next I got it towed to FPS and
within a half an hour of looking at the car, they traced my problem to a bad
crank sensor ground. Should have taken it there in the first
place............

Pete

On 1/10/06, Peter Chase <pbchase@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Put in a new battery in my 92 MTX on Friday.  Today on the way to work (<5
> min drive this week) the car turned off and then back on again all in about
> a quarter of a second.  Then it did it again on the way home, and at the
> next stop light, it cut out completely and left me with a bright CE light.
> The car cranked over fine, but it didn't start.  I don't recollect if the
CE
> light was on while cranking, however.  I pulled the codes when I got home
> and had a  542 and a 538.   I let the car run for about 5 minutes to see if
> it would stall again, but nothing.  After reading about battery cable
> problems, I tried to wiggle both the pos and neg cables, and then even got
> under the car and wiggled the positive cable where it comes down to the
> starter to no avail.  Also, the SHotimes FAQ mentions a smaller wire for
the
> computer going into the positive connector, but my car has always had just
> has one thick wire going down to the starter.  Any ideas? Crankshaft
sensor?
> How much is the sensor and how many hours labor should I expect to pay?
>
> Peter