alright..i've been having tps problems since i got my motor. havent gotten around to putting it in. no time. last night/today i've been trying to start my car. it cranks but thats it..this is normal it usually does this and i have to wait anywhere between 20 seconds an an hour for it to finally start. but there is no start. just crank, and every time i go to start it, it sounds weaker and weaker. i just went out there and it got so weak to the point where it hardly cranks at all. all the lights are insanely dim and its like it JUST has enough power to crank. I can only think of two things, alternator or battery. yes i know i should get around to doing the tps but between school and work i havent had the time to take off the throttle body and seeing as i've never done it before, i figure i'll need a little extra time.

 

if i let it sit for a couple minutes it "recharges" then loses it while cranking

 

your battery is dead from cranking so much... simple as that

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Brownjd &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">your battery is dead from cranking so much... simple as that</TD></TR></TABLE>

also your original problem may lye in your distributor.

 

i've got a zc swap, so shouldnt the distributor be fairly new? bump for more answers, i have work in a half hour and i need my car

 

most dizzys that come with ZC swaps are used and have been sitting in a warehouse for who knows how long. Remove the cap and rotor assembly to see if there is any powder like substance or discoloring. Also check to make sure you have fuel pressure.

 

i have no idea where the cap and rotor are nor how to check them..i searched and found kaputski, so if you or anyone can help me out. i've seen people say "check your cap and rotor" in so many posts but no one ever explains how to do it.

 

bump for cap and rotor check info

 

cap is the plastic part of your dizzy where the plug wires are pluged in. once you remove that you will see the rotor.

 

rotor is the thing that spins around when you open the dizzy

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by LudeEFv2.0 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">cap is the plastic part of your dizzy where the plug wires are pluged in. once you remove that you will see the rotor.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CRX_Control &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">rotor is the thing that spins around when you open the dizzy</TD></TR></TABLE>

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alright...so i'll check it..so when i look at them..i'm looking for poweder like substances..or discoloration..what color shouldi be finding in there? and how will i know if there is something wrong in there. and how do i check the fuel pressure? i really need my car running so any help is much appreciated

 

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i had that same problem when i intalled my swap. i thought it was the battery i bought a new one. i thought it was the alternator. it still kept on doing it. so i took it to a shop and this hole time it was the ignition switch. SO in my exprerience i think buy those two parts if its not both of them then u know its your ignition switch not the hole thing though just the wiring.

 

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by LudeEFv2.0 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">cap is the plastic part of your dizzy where the plug wires are pluged in. once you remove that you will see the rotor.</TD></TR></TABLE>

alright...so i'll check it..so when i look at them..i'm looking for powder like substances..or discoloration..what color shouldi be finding in there? and how will i know if there is something wrong in there. and how do i check the fuel pressure?

 

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also your original problem may lye in your distributor.</TD></TR></TABLE>


well it used to throw a code 7. and most of the time (though as of late it doesnt do it nearly as much) it would rev up and down up and down up and down whenever it was in neutral.

 

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it would rev up and down up and down up and down whenever it was in neutral.</TD></TR></TABLE>

thats your IAC. located on the back of your intake manifold. your car will also do that if you are low on coolant.

 

thats your IAC. located on the back of your intake manifold. your car will also do that if you are low on coolant.

come to think of it i am indeed low on coolant..but it was throwing the code for it..though it doesnt do it anymore