2000 grand prix 3.8L wont start

[meow700]

Hey i was replacing plugs and wires along with the lower radiator hose. I removed the coil pack and ICM to better access the hose and I accidently bumped the bottom of the ICM against the body and the positive termanal causing a spark (imagine that) now after i got the car back together i am getting fuel and spark but the car wont start. I will sometimes start for just a second or two and die. It acts like the firing order is way way off but i now i put all the plugs and wires in the right order...I have even triple checked this. My question is what did i fry when i shorted the bottom of the ICM against the battery? Thank you

[meow700]

so i just realized when the key is on the very top coil starts making a sizzling noise and gets warm to the touch, i changed it with a different one and it does the same thing. also i got it to start for about a minute but it acted like the timing was off it was popping and carrying on. i checked and yes that coil is still sparking at the plug. does this aim more toward the ICM?

[tblake]

That doesn't sound good. Sounds almost to me like the driver circuit for the top coil pack is stuck on causing the coil pack to overheat. I am not sure if replacing the ICM would fix the issue or if it could be a pcm problem. Do you have a doner ICM from a friends 3800 that you could swap in there just as a test?

[meow700]

nope i wished i did, i have about 3 different ones for a 3.1L (lol) doesn't do me much good right now though.