Ok, i go to start the car and immediatly the rpm tach goes crazy (bouncing all over the place) and the motor dies all of the sudden. Seems like it only does this when i first start it up.. if i let it warm up it starts to act normal and the motor runs fine. Its only when its cold i guess, anyone know what this could be?

 

Might be ignition module failure symptoms.

 

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hmm, i just bought one of those not too long ago for another distributor (Not the one im referring to in this post though)

maybe ill swap those out tonight

bump, anyone else have any ideas ?

 

when my alternator was bad it would cause the batt to be low and my car wanted to die and my tach would do that

 

it could be either one of those the alternator or the ignitor

 

I called well known reputable local shop and they said it could be as simple as a wire being pinched or a lose connection.

im gonna check it out tonight, but i appreciate you guys helpin out

also another thing the car does that i didnt mention before, sometimes when i go to start it.. it starts real slow.. i turn the key and the engine starts at around 100rpms and slowly goes to where it should normally idle. ? i thought that was really weired.. would an alternator do that ?

 

yea, actually couple days ago before i replaced my alternatotor my car started fine and i parked it at a school and got out and waited for my sis got back in, i didnt have no lights on or nothing nor my door open but my car tried tp start but it was like a dead battery but sometimes it will start real weak...

 

sounds like dizzy troubles. i have a working ignitor chip if you want.

 

turns out it was the speed sensor, i have a obd2 speed sensor in my tranny and the obd1 clip (obd1 wire harness) wont completely click into the obd2 speed sensor but if i zip tie it down... works fine and the tach doesnt go crazy, but... i still cant tell how fast im going but im guessing thats because its an obd2 speed sensor

 

another update, so it wasnt the speed sensor. I finally had a chance to take it out after i swaped speed sensors and that wasnt the problem.. it still was acting up. So I took apart the distributor and sure enough some of the wires were lose and had melted. So im probably just going to tape up the wires and run it for now, dont have any money to get a new one thats for sure.

 

find flying_pat i think it is. look up distributor king. i got mine new shipped for $175 shipped with 3 year full warranty.

 

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not bad at all, i have a guy who gets them for 200 brand new but im not sure if that one comes with a 3 year warrenty, that 3 warrenty sounds good though... gotta love warrentys

thanks for the help