[V8] Spoke too soon

[Tom Laplante]

Oh, and once its running need to do both front CV boots as rt is freshly 
torn.....I love this car why?


On 2/25/2018 8:35 PM, Tom Laplante wrote:
> Well, I was psyched the Lago car was running better and better after 
> running some gas/treatment thru it.  Took it up to Mt Baker last week 
> and full throttle once again felt like full throttle. Still had a 
> slightly rough idle, but was hoping more gas/treatment would burn off 
> the carbon from driving around with loose plugs for years.
>
> Took it to hardware store yesterday morning and when I went to restart 
> it started then sounded rough, then totally odd, it ran up to 1500rpm, 
> then died.  Today I decided to swap out what I thought were the cheap 
> chinese flywheel sensors, but found OEM ones. Knowing I'd had them out 
> before, dug thru folder and found a receipt from '04 from the dealer 
> that I had purchased a speed sensor for $175 and only replaced that 
> one because of cost(put it in reference hole).  So pulled out all the 
> one's I had and tested them cold/with heatgun....Threw 2 of the 6 in 
> garbage.  Had 2 newer ones in holder from a parts car and I had them 
> in in a record 45 min including jacking.  Ha.  Project was made easier 
> as I remember doing that for first time in '04 and it took at least a 
> day, so I anti siezed bolts and barely snugged them up and had it out 
> in literally 5 min(took seemingly forever to get the connectors back 
> in).Still no start.  Girlfriend came by and checked for spark and 
> nothing.  Fuel mist was coming out of plug hole so it's just no 
> spark.  Gonna clean grounds(since its been sitting outside for awhile) 
> and just for fun throw in another ECU since knee bolster is out before 
> I get out the meter and start tracing electrical stuff.  Checked all 
> fuses deemed worthy.  Car never has a code and I surprisingly get Hall 
> sender code, but I've verified these cars can start/run with no hall, 
> so confident that's not my no spark.  Anything easy I might be 
> missing?  I love this car why?
>