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    Intermittent fuel pump priming.

    As the title states fuel pump wouldn't prime this morning. Previously I had found that my orange power wire was coming out of the Ecu connector, bought a new terminal and fixed that wiring. Did great for a while after that until this morning. Same issue. Previously though when the orange wire...
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    No start issue, corroded ECU connections

    basically been dealing with a no start. Believe it's caused by corrosion on my Ecu connections. Fuel pump does not prime. Fuel pump relay does not click on when powering up the car. The Hotwire relay by the gas tank does. The other relays on the fender by the FP relay do click when powering on...
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    Noise in dash/electrical issue causing some very goofy things. Code 42

    as the title states I believe I have a ecu connection somewhere going bad. I had a code 42 pop up a week or 2 ago. igiton control system or ecu connection somewhere is bad. Had no apparent issue besides just the light kicked on for a short drive. Deleted it and it hasn't come back but ever...
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    New IAC, SES light kicked on the next day.

    As title states I replaced the IAC sensor. My car was having random stalling issues. Everytime that happened my iac counts would be off the charts (high 80's). Did some research says a faulty IAC will cause periodic stalling. Took the old sensor out, it was all black and you couldn't even...
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    Car dying

    okay first off in the last month I've put a new fuel filter,regulator and pump in the car. Earlier today I was coming from work in the GN. Car was running great, had been running great since I put the pump in. Well long story short I forgot something at work and had to turn back, car still...
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    High IAC and other funny idle issues.

    Basically as the tittle states I believe my IAC is pretty off the charts. Couple months ago it used to hover around 30-33 once the car was warmed up. Now it's seems to be hovering around the 60 range. My tps is still .44. Earlier I pulled up to the gas station, started to walk inside (left car...
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    RJC exhaust system with UMI rear shock tower brace

    as the title states can I run a rjc 3inch exhaust with a UMI rear shock tower brace. I already have the rjc unit installed on my car. I'm going to be installing new rear control arms and bigger rear sway bar. Would like to add a UMI rear brace while I'm down there but have heard it has problems...
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    Fixed knock issue with new MAF, now I have a fuel issue?

    So I replaced my MAF and it immediately got rid of my knock issue. Did some WOT pulls after I drove it around a bit, did really good no knock what so ever. Was the first time in probably a year since the car has hit full throttle like that. After that I decided to lower my FP because I had...
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    Running lean at WOT. Scanmaster numbers provided

    basically as the title states my car seems to leaning out on the top end. I knew something has been a little off on the car. During a WOT pull/ fun race I logged 726 timing at 4.2 degrees of knock. I know at WOT timing should be between 900-1000. During this run I went against one of my friends...
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    bad cam sensor? causing knock?

    As the title States i have a cam sensor on its way out, i can hear the retaining nut jiggle. But i am having a knock issue (dont know if its false) and was wondering if it could be caused from the cam sensor. I have a scanmaster and a casper knock gauge. Scanmaster will read say 6.6 degree of...
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    confirmation on bad cam sensor

    Too keep it short I believe I have a bad cam sensor. Before I go throwing parts at it id like to make sure that is the issue. Car drives fine around town but as soon as you drive on the highway for a bit then go back to around town driving the car just feels sluggish and hesitant. It eventually...
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    Hood binding up/wont close

    Okay so I've been trying to not annoy the community with this but I still cannot solve the issue. I had my engine harness replaced due to fire and my fender / inner fender structure R&I. Now My hood won't close. No the latch is not on yet but the hood won't even close that far down. It acts as...
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    engine harness replacing (harness fire)

    So as I posted awhile ago my harness caught fire from what I believe to be a short in it somewhere. And while pulling the old harness out I noticed there were two connectors that looked like they were melted on the inside (where the wires come together and go into the plastic piece. Idk if this...
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    engine harness fire. header panel removal

    So my 86 ttype caught fire. I believe a short in the engine harness. Luckily only the harness and 3 spark plug wires got damaged. As far as I know. But I have to remove the header panel to get the harness off. Are the any write ups on how to remove header panel? I'm positive I could do it...
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    radio cuts off and on

    So my radio recently (aftermarket head unit) has been cutting off and on while driving. Did it couple times this morning. One time it cut off and CEL came on then radio went back on and light when away(all within 2 seconds) and if I like hit a bump hard enough it'll cut it off and on. Now does...
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    TT chip installed. car is slower now...

    So installed my new TT chip last night. Installation went fine. Car overall runs better then before for normal driving. But it doesn't pull nearly as hard. I had another aftermarket chip in there that the previous owner installed. ANS Stage 1 chip. Never heard of it. But basically car doesn't...
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    budget suspension build

    So basically as the tittle says I want to make my regal handle better. But I also don't wanna break the bank to much. I would like to swap out my sway bars, controls arms stuff like that. I Want more cornering oriented suspension but something that still works for a straight line. No Its not...
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    dash noise driver side

    I have a noise coming from my dash on the driver side. It sounds almost like air leaking out or if u kept a aux cord plugged into something and the speakers are making a white noise. Hard to describe. But it's annoying me. Pretty faint noise but it's starting to drive me crazy. It seems the...
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    engine crank no start

    So I got a 86 the type a week ago. Was running fine for the most part. It would die if I got into the boost at lower speeds. Say sound 25-35. But higher pulls it wouldn't die. Then a couple days ago. Driving home from work. Got into the boost a bit around the 25-35 area. Car died. No problem...
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