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Old January 21st, 2013, 8:14 AM
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2001 Savana 4.3 with 223,000 mi. acting up again, has new ICM,coil,cap+rotor,pickup coil under cap,wires+plugs, crank and cam sensors, bat+alt,fuel pump+filter, oxygen sensors ....cranks over wont start. has fuel pressure no spark from coil.... ran fine, all new parts added at different times while I was trying to do a self diagnostic and each time started ran for a few days and would do the same, just shut off and crank but wont start. While trying to start I checked all wires and wiggled to see if it was a connection problem....could it be the computer ???
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You replaced all those parts, yet you forgot the most common thing to check first... your fuses and relays
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Originally Posted by Ken Dehart
2001 Savana 4.3 with 223,000 mi. acting up again, has new ICM,coil,cap+rotor,pickup coil under cap,wires+plugs, crank and cam sensors, bat+alt,fuel pump+filter, oxygen sensors ....cranks over wont start. has fuel pressure no spark from coil.... ran fine, all new parts added at different times while I was trying to do a self diagnostic and each time started ran for a few days and would do the same, just shut off and crank but wont start. While trying to start I checked all wires and wiggled to see if it was a connection problem....could it be the computer ???
More than likley not the computer. Recheck wiring, and with key switch on, do you have voltage to the distributor?
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I did check the fuses and relays I broke down and took it to Darby GMC in Venice and found out the ICM was bad because of a short in the wire leading to it $575 later and it starts and runs fine. I had no way of knowing without a computer diagnostics.... Thanks guys for the replies
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