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Old Aug 29, 2004 | 05:05 PM
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From: Reno, Nv
Car: 1984 Pontiac Trans Am
Engine: 305 SBC
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well went from bad to worse

went to reset my timing, and accidently sparked from my sparkplug wire to the connector for the distrubitor on the ecm side, now when i plug in the distrubitor to the ecm it dies. anyone else done this?
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 10:27 AM
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Never done it but odds are your ecm is toast.
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 10:34 AM
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40,000 volts through a 5 volt reference line? ecm is done
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 09:04 PM
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Oops, think an ecm runs around 90 bucks, then you have to find another chip if yours didn't make it.
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 09:15 PM
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Ill just snag on from a local yard about 20bux thats all
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