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[partwerks]

On my conversion, the first thing I had found when it was done, that after 3 years of rubbing, the one bolt that mounts the intercooler had been left a bit too long, and had rubbed a spot on one of the wires on top of the engine, where the connector is. It had apparently controlled the fuel pump, and so I shortened the bolt and used some silicone caulking on the wire, and I thought that was the end of the story. I think it is a separate issue from these others??

I don't know if these other 3 are related to each other, or not?

Randomly, like maybe once a week, if you are driving down the Interstate, it may cut out for a second or two, and then just go on like normal.
Also, the idle speed is usually about 1,000 but sometimes it will only idle about 500 rpm.
This last one, it had not done it for about 2 months, but I went into the store and came back out, and it would not start, till I waited about 8 minutes, and then it started right up.

Any thoughts, ideas or suggestions on what it could be, or if all 3 are related to something?

[partwerks]

I put on a new battery cable in place of the old trans ground cable, and when I went to start it, I thought I was starting a rocket ship, with the difference it made. Don't know if it was still the original cable or not, but must have gotten weak over the years. At least two of the problems have gone away. Time will tell on the other 3 oddities. I'm guessing they were a by product of the cable, I'm hoping.

I did get a new connector on the way also, to replace the one that went to the MAP sensor, with the wire that I had used the silicone caulking on, most likely it would have been ok, but this way there is no debate if it will cause problems down the road.