zc wont stay fired
 

hey i put my pos motor back togther and when i go to start it will will put for a sec but wont staying running but if i hold the key forward it will stay running until i let the key go ....im assuming this problaly has to do with something with my wiring or something i cant figure out what the ---- it might be

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hold it forward where? at START??????!?!??!?!

















wow we need a bit more of a description than that.

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yah i hold it forward so that the starter stays running and the car will run but a soon as i let it go in the ignition on position it shuts off

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ok that helps thanks alot now i know whats wrong with the car

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bad ignition switch at the bottom of the column.

88-91 I assume?

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thats what i was thinking too but i also was wondering if the switch was bad why it would work at all.... yah its a 1990

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worn/dirty contacts.

A failure point like a main relay, getting to be quite common on the 88-91's

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i havent hooked up all my grounds yet could that play a big part of it not wanting to run?

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the only one that really super matters is the one that grounds to the thermostat housing because that is the ground for ecu power