My 83 MGM has had electrical problems ever since I have owned it. Many shops have thrown parts at it but it has never been fixed. What it does is : It starts when it wants to . If it starts, it is right away. Right now it wont start.
When it runs it runs perfectly however it quits running whenever it wants to. It could be in an intersection, a stop light, just driving or idling. It may or may not start back up.
Many parts have been replaced. Lots of money spent. I do not think it is the distributor as it does not have the guts like the older models have. Fuel pump activates, but is it weak ? Don't know if it has been checked properly.
Ignition control module question. It now has a non California smog (Car is from NJ) module on it with a brown tab on the silver box where the wires go in. CA. smog models have the Blue tab. Wires look the same. When I was attempting to start the car yesterday, the module was getting warm. In my opinion, not good. Module has been replaced several times. Unknown brand on there now. IF I put a blue module on it, will it hurt anything ? I have thought it could be possible that the wrong module was put on sometime before I bought it.
I am also planning to replace the crank sensor as that part seems to have been overlooked,according to my work orders. Of course a broken wire is another thing that I have suspected all along. I just need to get the car started and out of the garage so I can get to the mechanic I have been using who so far has been excellent. It has only taken me about 11 years to find him.
Another plan is to start replacing sections of the wiring harness under the hood from connector to connector. I have a known good harness from a donor car.
When it runs it runs perfectly however it quits running whenever it wants to. It could be in an intersection, a stop light, just driving or idling. It may or may not start back up.
Many parts have been replaced. Lots of money spent. I do not think it is the distributor as it does not have the guts like the older models have. Fuel pump activates, but is it weak ? Don't know if it has been checked properly.
Ignition control module question. It now has a non California smog (Car is from NJ) module on it with a brown tab on the silver box where the wires go in. CA. smog models have the Blue tab. Wires look the same. When I was attempting to start the car yesterday, the module was getting warm. In my opinion, not good. Module has been replaced several times. Unknown brand on there now. IF I put a blue module on it, will it hurt anything ? I have thought it could be possible that the wrong module was put on sometime before I bought it.
I am also planning to replace the crank sensor as that part seems to have been overlooked,according to my work orders. Of course a broken wire is another thing that I have suspected all along. I just need to get the car started and out of the garage so I can get to the mechanic I have been using who so far has been excellent. It has only taken me about 11 years to find him.
Another plan is to start replacing sections of the wiring harness under the hood from connector to connector. I have a known good harness from a donor car.
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