Truck wont start and scan tool wont connect to PCM

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  1. Kiwisrt10

    Kiwisrt10 New Member

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    Hi guys
    So for about a month my truck started playing up, not starting sometime, trans holding gears and coughing and spluttering like its starving of fuel. then all of a sudden wouldnt start at all. when i turn it to ignition and press start it cranks but no ignition. ive spent weeks looking at it and spent lots on auto sparkys to no success. What i have figured out is on the trans relay if i physically push the relay from 87a to 87 it powers up the starting sequence and the truck will start. Then i can scan it and no codes present.
    Im guessing there is a broken wire somewhere so when i physically push the relay over it powers up the circut but backwards. Can anyone confirm when you turn the key to ignition the trans relay flicks the constant power from 30 to 87? and any ideas from there?
     
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    rottenronnie Well-Known Member Supporting Member

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    Remove the fuse box and look carefully for issues underneath it.

    (Disconnect battery)
     
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    Can you confirm On the Trans relay which of the 5 pins have power and earth at key off position and ignition on position??
     
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    rottenronnie Well-Known Member Supporting Member

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    Sorry, I can't help you there.

    I basically learned this about electrical circuits...

    Don't pee on an electric fence.

    In the rain...
     
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    No worries Ronnie. Someone else who reads it might be able to check. It sucks cause Torrie just sent me a new tune from Unleashed turning and I can't try it out yet
     
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    Hope you get it squared away soon. As for the Tune, which tuner did you buy from him? I'm looking at the HP Tuners RTD. Did it come with generic tunes, or did you ask for something other than a "canned" tune that he offers? Funny side note, he lives about three hours away from me in Florida. I'm actually thinking of taking a drive to his shop, see if he'll install it there.
     
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    A canned tune from an experienced Tuner on a stock engine will get you close. If you are jumping on a dyno, you will need to weld a couple of bungs into the exhaust, prior, so you will be able to accurately read the A/F ratio during the pulls.
     
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    I finally solved it today guys. If anyone wants to know anything electrically about there's utes I pretty much know it now. Approx 80hrs of reading thru electrical schematics
     
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    Good to hear. I'm a dummy when it comes to electrical.
     
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    Was it a bad ground??
     
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    Rear plug on the pcm is right under the join of the hood. Lots of water damage behind the plug. I removed the computer and found the #22 pin (pcm constant power)completely corroded off and snapped in the plug. I pulled the pcm apart and re soldered in a new pin on the mother board and she fired up.
     
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    Speaking of water...

    When you lift the hood on my truck after a wash or in the rain- (should be the same on all SRT-10s with OEM hoods), water pees all over the Throttle Position Sensor.

    That created some weird and wonderful things such as high-idle, BIG loss of WOT power.
    I put silicone sealant all over mine (helped) but as we all know water and power don't play well together.
     
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