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Occasional SES but no codes-'88 IROC-Z LB9??

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Old Dec 6, 2006 | 11:36 AM
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Car: 1988 Vette; 1988 IROC Z-28
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Occasional SES but no codes-'88 IROC-Z LB9??

Occasionally I would get the SES on steady on startup and it would die w/o help from the accelerator. Then, after driving for a short it would go out and all was well again. I've pulled for stored codes and found none.

Mon. I was traveling under curize at 65mph for a few hours when suddenly the SES came on and she felt like power dropped off a little. Soon I could feel the power fluctualte a little and then the SES was out and back to normal.

Several times thereafter I could feel power drop off and soon come back to normal though no SES on every such fluctuation.

This one has me stumped as I can't imagine what would cause the intermittant SES along with slight power loss without any codes??

I've thought about hooking up my AutoXray and taking a drive till it acts up again to see if the ECM is seeing anything unusual but thought I'd try this knowledge base first.

Any input would be much appreciated.
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Old Dec 6, 2006 | 03:53 PM
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Are you scanning for current, or history codes?

If the SES light is coming on, but the ECM isn't storing a trouble code, it could be the ECM itself that is having the problem.
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Old Dec 6, 2006 | 04:05 PM
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Car: 1988 Vette; 1988 IROC Z-28
Engine: 350cid; 305cid
Transmission: 700R/4; 700R/4
Axle/Gears: 2.59; 2.77
To date I have only scanned the ECM for stored codes after returning home.

The possibility of a bad ECM was one thought that crossed my mind but it would have to be an intermittant as I can plug in the scanner and monitor ECM parameters with no problem during "normal" behavior.
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