okay so we just put a jdm b16 into a 95 civic dx....didnt hook up the vtec at first, so today we hook the vtec up. then we drive the car and it ran fine in first gear, but once you go to shift into second gear the car fell on its face....then died.....so we fucked with it more today and the fuel pump wasnt getting any power....easy enuf, went and checked the main relay...thats fine...the check engine light isnt on...then i disconnect the battery for about 5 minutes for the 10th time and all of a sudden there is power to the fuel pump.....go to drive it up the street and dies again...now no power to the fuel pump again.....

any ideas guys?

 

ECU or fuel pump

 

ITS NEITHER....TESTED BOTH TO MAKE SURE THEY WORKED....ITS INTERMITTENT....

 

could be a short also

 

a short where tho? any idea?

 

check your wiring harness for cut/open wires

 

sounds like a brounding issue. Check the tranny ground to the chassis of the car. Then check the thermostat ground. Make sure that the fuses are sucure in the fuse box under the hood.

 

so after throwing a few tools across the garage, several choice swear words and a great big headache, i finally found the culprit.....the ground on the tranny where the 4 black wires ground out...not the main ground....closer to the starter tho....the wires had actually broken away from the connector....

THANKS GUYS!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by krome &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so after throwing a few tools across the garage, several choice swear words and a great big headache, i finally found the culprit.....the ground on the tranny where the 4 black wires ground out...not the main ground....closer to the starter tho....the wires had actually broken away from the connector....

THANKS GUYS!</TD></TR></TABLE>

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