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> Starting issues with my suby conversion! Fuch fire, Opened my garage tonight to a smokey smell
JRust
post Aug 1 2014, 09:29 PM
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Okay I have a 73 with a 2.5 SOHC subaru conversion. It has a Stinger 4420 ECU. When I bought it sometimes when I got in it didn't want to start. It would turn over with no problem but no start. Not getting spark. I called Dean who built the car to see if it was something he had run into. It was the ignition switch & he said it seemed to go through one of those cheap switches about every 6-8 months. So I replace the switch as soon as I put the new switch in I get a puff of smoke from the new switch. It still worked fine after so didn't think much about it. So it works for a month or so & I get the same issue. Kind of off & on it doesn't want to start. By switching the key on a couple times. It would start but only for a bit as it would get progressively worse. I thought it was the starter was pulling to much through the switch. So I added a push button starter & took the wire off the key totally. Started great for a while but I am having the same issue again. So this time when it didn't start I went to my coil. Pulled the feed wires & checked the connection. All looked good. Plugged it back in & my car started right up (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) . Well next day same deal no start (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) . Try it again unplugging the coil & same result. It works again for the last few weeks with no problem. I make a run into town for some of my a/c parts. As I pull out of the auto zone my car dies. Won't start again so I push it back into the lot. I flat tow it home & ask my mechanic to come over. He is thinking it's the Cam or cranks sensors. Both check out. I thought maybe I may have a bad coil. So I picked up one to rule that out. That made no difference. I think it is still tied to the key ignition but a new switch made no difference. I've checked grounds & they all seem clean & fine. I've reseated any wire remotely tied to it. It really seems like the key ignition is the problem. The feed to the computer I am thinking must be pulling to much & blowing my switches. I don't know (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif)

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Suggestions & please don't give me go air cooled shit okay. I love my suby setup I just need to figure out what this problem is
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JRust   Starting issues with my suby conversion! Fuch fire   Aug 1 2014, 09:29 PM
904svo   Sounds like your ignition switch is supplying all ...   Aug 1 2014, 10:21 PM
Elliot Cannon   Your car is cursed. Japanese engines are NOT comp...   Aug 1 2014, 10:25 PM
mgp4591   Your car is cursed. Japanese engines are NOT com...   Aug 1 2014, 11:00 PM
Porschef   Your car is cursed. Japanese engines are NOT co...   Aug 2 2014, 02:42 PM
mgp4591   [quote name='mgp4591' post='2068861' date='Aug 2 ...   Aug 5 2014, 04:47 PM
Mike Bellis   Find the ignition relay and replace it. Corrosion ...   Aug 1 2014, 10:59 PM
Mike Bellis   BTW, check all the grounds and wire connections to...   Aug 1 2014, 11:01 PM
edwin   one of the greatest things about aftermarket ecu...   Aug 2 2014, 01:53 AM
JRust   one of the greatest things about aftermarket ecu...   Aug 2 2014, 02:04 AM
Mike Bellis   You need to figure out what you have and label it....   Aug 2 2014, 07:14 AM
JRust   Mike I am not getting power to the coil. So to rul...   Aug 2 2014, 09:10 AM
BIGKAT_83   Outfront motorsports have the stinger manuals and ...   Aug 2 2014, 09:37 AM
JRust   Outfront motorsports have the stinger manuals and...   Aug 2 2014, 10:18 AM
BIGKAT_83   So what was the problem???? :shades2:   Aug 5 2014, 10:42 AM
JRust   I haven't figured it out Bob. I've checked...   Aug 5 2014, 10:52 AM
BIGKAT_83   This will HELP. :popcorn:   Aug 5 2014, 02:00 PM
76-914   Damnit that Stinger wiring looks simple. Maybe I c...   Aug 5 2014, 03:07 PM
Chris H.   Damnit that Stinger wiring looks simple. Maybe I ...   Aug 5 2014, 06:26 PM
JRust   I am running the stock Subaru coil. So there is ba...   Aug 5 2014, 07:27 PM
BIGKAT_83   Your running a wasted spark system with a external...   Aug 5 2014, 08:03 PM


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