Or you can be like me and toss the computer and not have to worry about VATS

 

haha yea that works too lol

 

It says tpi, mines a tbi

 

hows ur car start with no computer, is your 350 carbed?

 

Yes it is.

 

is that link for a new vats module?

i just want the bypass box

im so tired of this "chasin down a white rabbit" bullshit, i need my car to run

 

That link is the bypass box. 3 wires and no more VATS issues.

 

Finally. Starter, coil, and relay were all dead. Now I'm getting spark and fuel.

But my battery is dead haha. As soon as I get a jump, I'm back on the road.

Also, I wish I was driving one of my carb'd camaro's. Unfortunately I go to school 200 miles away from where they're at, and one isn't street legal, the other gets about 5mpg.

 

Ouch. Atleast you figured it out.

 

Apparently I didn't. As soon as I tried to jump it it lost spark

 

guess what? i jumped the starter by using a screwdriver to link both starter terminals togther...

car started right up

looks like i need a starter relay

not bad for a kid still in high school eh?

 

It may not be the relay, it could be something else in the starter circuit. But atleast you narrowed it down quite a bit. The relay is probably the easiest thing to replace in the whole circuit though, and most auto parts stores will carry it in stock for $10-$15.

 

im thinking it might be the starter solenoid?
if jumping the starter works by linking the terminals, could that be a bad solenoid?

 

No, if it spins the solenoid is good. Youre just not getting power to it.

 

so what? you think i should just check the wiring connections to the solenoid?

 

If you got it started by jumping the starter then its fine, so you have an issue with something before the starter solenoid. So it could be the wiring, the ignition switch in the column, or the relay.