The Official Status Update Thread: Part 172 - Electric Boogaloo

[GLOCKMAN23C]

Yep,
No sense in just throwing parts at it...

Precisely. That gets expensive, and still may not fix the problem.

 

[GLOCKMAN23C]

Dammit GB...

 

[churchmouse]

I'm a decent mechanic, but sometimes one has to throw in the towel.

I have a brand new Heat pump making me think I have lost my touch. Same ****. I am about to throw in the towel.

 

[churchmouse]

Dammit GB...

They did not show up to play.
Atlanta must be that good.

 

[GLOCKMAN23C]

They did not show up to play.
Atlanta must be that good.

I saw both as well.

 

[SEIndSAM]

Precisely. That gets expensive, and still may not fix the problem.

I had a similar problem with the wifes minivan. Did the crank and cam sensor, then bought a refurbished computer. It still occasionally would start, run 5-10 seconds and then die. If you went back an hour later it started fine. My mechanic of 15 years was stumped too.

Did some research of the Dodge forum and found an oddball explanation. Guy had the same problem and discovered a bad solder on the backside of the instrument panel, the back side of the speedometer. I pulled the instrument panel and sure enough, there was a crack where it was described. I put a new solder on the crack and the van has run fine since then.

 

[SEIndSAM]

Boy, Terry Bradshaw has put on some weight....

 

[churchmouse]

Boy, Terry Bradshaw has put on some weight....

Living the good life

 

[GLOCKMAN23C]

It's throwing a cam/crank correlation fault code. Runs 20-60 seconds and dies.

 

[SEIndSAM]

Pulling the instrument panel in a Dodge Caravan is really a PITA.....Took me prob 3 hours to complete the job...

 

[SEIndSAM]

Living the good life

Yep, kind of reminds me of a beer belly, wonder if he drinks a lot of beer...

 

[GLOCKMAN23C]

Pulling the instrument panel in a Dodge Caravan is really a PITA.....Took me prob 3 hours to complete the job...

 

[churchmouse]

It's throwing a cam/crank correlation fault code. Runs 20-60 seconds and dies.

2 sensors on your engine...???

 

[GLOCKMAN23C]

2 sensors on your engine...???

Crank is on the front cover, cam is inside the distributor.

 

[churchmouse]

Crank is on the front cover, cam is inside the distributor.

Wiring loom issue as I am sure you did the sensors.

 

[red_zr24x4]

Evening
Well, as funerals go, it was nice

 

[SEIndSAM]

Howdy Red...

 

[red_zr24x4]

Hiya Sam

 

[red_zr24x4]

Gonna lurk and watch tv with momma, Y'all have a good night

 

[churchmouse]

Last game of the season is on. As much as I truly hate both teams I am drawn to watch as I would be to a train wreck.