This sounds like the power module has gone bad. I wouldn't give up yet.
Almost every time I have heard of one of these cars doing what you say it
did, it is a bad power module. Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dennison" <fury57@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 7:03 PM
Subject: IML: Hopeless '83
> Thanks everyone for all the tips in the past but nothing has worked.
> It's been at the shop for something like 4 months now and he's tested
> everything he knows at least twice now but no luck. I'll start from the
> top: This car still has the EFI and has 75,000 miles. After I bought it
> it ran for 10 days and then when I went to start it suddenly it ran very
> rough, smoked lots, and smelled bad. If I let up on the gas it died and
> wouldn't start again until later. Had to be towed in. This shop
> specializes in fuel injection and computers. He's been at it for 30
> years but only seen one other like this. Car came with extra EFI parts
> which he's switched all around but still won't run right. What it looks
> like is that I have an expensive lawn ornament except that it's still at
> the shop and I'm paying insurance on it. Since we're out of ideas and it
> is unrepairable I'm wondering how much this might cost me to have it
> converted. I'm no mechanic. What all parts do I have to round up and how
> do you get at least the speedometer to work afterwards on this basket
> case? I can't just dump or part out such a nice and rare car but I'm in
> a real quandary here as to what my next move should be. It's in pretty
> nice shape otherwise except the headliner and dented fender which I
> thought I'd be working on by now but the losses are mounting. Any
> advise, anyone? Thanks, -Steve
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