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Originally posted by seb928s
Yea it will not start without the sensors plugged in right. You can crank it all you want it will not start.
did i plug it in right? of COURSE i plugged it in right. i'd swear a months' pay.... i'd sign the title to my car on it. of course i plugged it in right... oh man, i think i busted the DME! don't tell me it's the timing belt... oh crap, the distributor is fried, no, it's the grounds, damn, the fuses are all.. wait, the DME realy.. no, i think i busted the...

wait, just a second... lemme switch those harness wires around.

oops!

yeah, that was it

funny how you KNOW you did something and you've got yourself convinced of it... and it turns out that it was something SO FREAKING SIMPLE in the first place.

point of reference, BEFORE you unplug these things ever in the future... put a bit of red electrical tape, or a twist tie, or mark each matching cable cable with a paint pen.

i can't freaking believe it was something so damn obvious and simple

thanks again guys! now the only test is to see if i can replicate the cold start problem (it's been like 82 degrees with high humidity).

i am going to take a few hours some day and go through every single electrical harness and ground cable in the 944. soemthing tells me that electrical issues are 90% of the quirks i am having, and have ever had

thanks again!

obin
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