[V8] Restarting when warm

[Coleman, David]

I'd bet my last handful of jellybeans that the new sensor will recify
the issue entirely.


"Rectum???   Damn near killed 'im!!"

-dc-
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com 
> [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Dustin Carter
> Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 12:03 AM
> To: v8 at audifans.com
> Subject: [V8] Restarting when warm
> 
> So I decided to take the car for a drive tonight to see if it 
> would stay running.
> Prior to the drive I let it idle in the garage to try heat 
> soaking the sensors.  It worked as the car would not restart. 
>  I let it cool a bit and then squirted some water around the 
> sensors to cool them off a bit.  This worked and the car 
> started and ran just fine for the test drive.  I got home, 
> shut it down and let it sit for a bit less than a minute.  It 
> started back up.  So I left it running in an attempt to again 
> heat soak the sensors.  Every time I shut it down, it would 
> restart.  So I shut it down and let it sit for about 2.5 
> hours.  Now it refuses to start.  The codes still indicate 
> that the crank angle sensor is bad.  I'm also seeing a 2342 
> oxygen sensor code, but I think it's unrelated...
> 
> Is the starting when hot, but failing to start when cool 
> still indicative of a bad hall sensor or should I start 
> looking into other possibilities?  I have a new sensor on its 
> way, but would like to get started looking into other 
> possible causes as soon as possible, if necessary.
> 
> Thanks,
> Dustin
> 
> 
> 
> -----
> 
> Sounds like it to me as well.  Having it in the "no-start 
> position" is a better place for the bad one because it only 
> needs to be cool to let you start the car.  If the problem 
> occurs after only a short stop, you can pour water just 
> inboard of the driver's side distributor cap to cool it off 
> to get it started again.
> 
> Ed
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: v8-bounces at audifans.com
> > [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Dustin Carter
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 7:11 PM
> > To: v8 at audifans.com
> > Subject: [V8] Restarting when warm
> > 
> > 
> > Hi Guys,
> > 
> > I've got a bit of a problem.  Sunday I was headed on a trip 
> up to some 
> > wineries when all of a sudden the car up and dies.
> >  Up to this point it had been running great.  I was kind of hot 
> > footing it through a nice twisty section and had just 
> backed off and 
> > resumed a more appropriate pace when the problem occurred.  I had a 
> > problem with these exact symptoms a while back which turned 
> out to be 
> > the fuel pump.  So I took a guess that this might be the 
> case again.  
> > After rolling the beast off of the flatbed I decided to see if it 
> > would start.
> > Much to my surprise and thoughts of ensuing unpleasantness, she 
> > started right up.  I pulled it into the garage, shut it 
> down and tried 
> > to start 'er again...started just fine.  So, Monday rolls 
> around and I 
> > decide I'd better see if a trip is possible as I'll have to 
> leave my 
> > house at 4:30am Tuesday morning to take my friend back to 
> the airport.  
> > Started and ran just fine...for a little while.
> > 
> > Observations while trying to get back to the house:
> > 
> > 1. Engine seems really warm
> > 2. Upper rad house is very hot, lower is quite cool 3. 
> Pulling codes 
> > reveals a 2111
> > 
> > I pulled the t-stat out to verify that it would open in a pot of 
> > boiling water...it does.  I removed the speed and crank 
> angle sensors, 
> > cleaned them up, tested resistance (1k seen of
> > DMM) and reinstalled them.  I swapped one for the other when 
> > installing them.  Now the car seems to run just fine...at 
> least in the 
> > garage (I haven't taken a road test as yet).
> > However, it refuses to restart if I shut it down and the 
> code is now 
> > registered as 2112.  I think that is exactly what I wanted 
> to see.  So 
> > I'm thinking that I have a bad sensor (same sensor in 2 
> locations give 
> > 2 codes).  Do you guys think this sounds right?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Dustin
> > '90 V8Q
> 
> 
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