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    tps issues

    no codes
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    tps issues

    first problem....the car could sit there and idle tps at .42 next thing u know it just reved up on its own and stayed between 2000-24000 on the tac. turn the car off start it again sometimes it would go back down to .42 sometimes you had to turn it on and off 4-5 times to get it back to...
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    car shuts off while driving

    winner winner chicken dinner
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    Clear coating aluminum

    kbs makes a product called diamond clear. meant to handle heat up to 250 degrees i believe and isn't supposed to yellow with heat like most. maybe something to check into.
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    car shuts off while driving

    my battery is still being drawn down when car sits too long. i need to check and make sure all lights are going off. maybe a trunk light if there is one. i believe passenger side sun visor has a light next to the mirror if im thinking right...maybe a glove box light. i know its something...
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    car shuts off while driving

    well there is the red wire coming off the hot side of the battery..going into the fuseable link then coming out of the fusable link it turns into the orange wire with the disconnect going to the ecm. my red wire coming off the battery was shot along with a little of the orange wire. so i cut...
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    car shuts off while driving

    u guys were spot on. its the orange wire. right at the little black fusable link. now i just have to find a way to fix it. maybe put an inline fuse. what amp? thanks again
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    car shuts off while driving

    alright i will check all connections at the battery and orange inline fuse link coming off the battery first thing tomorrow. thanks for the reply
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    car shuts off while driving

    ok i will check the column. i had a suspicion it could be there... i will also check crank sensor. maybe i can borrow an ecm from somebody to test that. thanks for the reply gsgnnut. ill see what i can figure out.
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    car shuts off while driving

    something has drawn my battery down since ive owned the car and i cant figure out what it is. car is fine unless it sits overnight..then battery is dead. never caused anymore headaches other than that. a few days ago i had the car running and shut the hood and the car died. started it back...
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    tow hooks

    thanks for replies. i will try kirban tomorrow to see if they still offer this. If no buick vendor sells one.. i will get a universal one and make it work
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    tow hooks

    anybody make a tow hook for a gn so you can pull your car and not mess up your air dam? or even something for the rear where u can put a tow strap and not have it hit fillers or bumper
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    torque converter

    looking for a ptc with 3000 stall and lu
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    wtf

    where do i start...ok got some mickey thompson et streets today. I figured i would take the car out and try out the new tires. Did one hole shot and in the process the red oil light lights up on the dash and i check the oil pressure gauge..sure enough i have no oil pressure. so i shut it down...
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    car stays reved up to 2k rpm on start up and wont go down??

    ok the wiring must have been a coincidence. problem happened again. i finally figured out whats going on. when it happened again i shut the car off, put the pedal to the floor and let off. i started it back up and its fine. i think Its the tps getting hung up. My scanmaster was freaking...
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    car stays reved up to 2k rpm on start up and wont go down??

    pulled on some wires up around the column and the idle went back down to where it should be. Won't know for sure what it was until i drop the column. now my scanmaster is going nuts and doing some weird stuff. there is something crazy going on with the wiring
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    car stays reved up to 2k rpm on start up and wont go down??

    on start up car goes from about 1500 up to about 2000 rpm and holds steady there. have had this happen before and just turned the car off and turned it back on and it went away. now its not going away. checked all my throttle linkage and everything is moving properly. unhooked the battery to...
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    tps idle numbers moving

    scanmaster is no longer throwing code 22
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    tps idle numbers moving

    just reset the tps to .42 and got iac within 10-20 with car warmed up. do you need to set the iac first then the tps or the tps first.. does this matter?
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    tps idle numbers moving

    did the test everything checked out within .2 throttle plate is good....
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