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RoosterTA · 06-14-2009, 11:33 AM

Hey guys, got a bit of a problem. My car stalled out in traffic about two weeks ago and would start up after it cooled down. Turned out to be the ignition module. Fixed that and then while test driving with the new module the car stalled out again and now will crank but won't catch due to no spark. It seems like whatever caused the ICM to die in the first place konked out from the resistance of the new ICM. I tested the new ICM since the final stall out and it is fine. So far I have replaced plugs, cap and rotor, external coil and I've removed the starter and had it tested for shorts and I'm getting nothing. After clearing the codes by removing the negative cable, I still have an SES light on making me think that my ECM might be to blame. I don't own a DVM and I don't really want to invest in one just to find out this whole mess was just something stupid. I haven't touched the distributor besides the cap and rotor and the ignition module. The distributor is also new as of last year. Anybody ever had similar issues?

06-14-2009, 11:33 AM	#1
RoosterTA Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 7 iTrader: (1)	TPI ignition trouble Hey guys, got a bit of a problem. My car stalled out in traffic about two weeks ago and would start up after it cooled down. Turned out to be the ignition module. Fixed that and then while test driving with the new module the car stalled out again and now will crank but won't catch due to no spark. It seems like whatever caused the ICM to die in the first place konked out from the resistance of the new ICM. I tested the new ICM since the final stall out and it is fine. So far I have replaced plugs, cap and rotor, external coil and I've removed the starter and had it tested for shorts and I'm getting nothing. After clearing the codes by removing the negative cable, I still have an SES light on making me think that my ECM might be to blame. I don't own a DVM and I don't really want to invest in one just to find out this whole mess was just something stupid. I haven't touched the distributor besides the cap and rotor and the ignition module. The distributor is also new as of last year. Anybody ever had similar issues?