[Shotimes] Intermittent stalling after battery replacement?

[Peter Chase]

Wouldn't bad battery cables/connectors cut out all power to the car and keep
it from cranking? Or is it possible that somewhere down the line from the
battery terminals, there's a bad connection going to the computer?

On 1/11/06, Scott McNamee <macker007@rogers.com> wrote:
>
> Peter,
>
> Is it possible that the replacement battery itself is flaky? Might be
> worth getting it tested.....I assume that prior to the battery change all
> was well with your car?
>
> As suggested by others, check your cable connections and ground wire as
> well and make sure they are secure and not "nicked" causing an intermittent
> short.
>
> ScottM
>
> *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
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