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Old 04-07-2009, 12:23 AM   #22
manicmechanix
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Re: Ran then didn't..

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Originally Posted by no2guncntrl View Post
No I haven't had a chance to test the coils as suggested. I had the old
ICM with me during a work run and managcheck to find a place that
tested it. It showed green. One thing I was amazed at was how fast
it warmed up. It didn't take but a couple of minutes for the test and
the back was quite warm. Did GM ever put any kind of dielectric
grease or some kind of insulation between that back section of the ICM
to the alum mount ? Didn't seem like it. No wonder those things don't
last.
Well it seems like you originally had one problem then when you changed the ICM you got a no start, right? Your original ICM might not have been bad (depending on how reliable the autoparts store test was), but the replacement one could be. If you have a no start problem, you need to check for spark. It's simple to do. All of the 3 front plugs are pretty easy access and each runs to a different coil.
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