Thread: Car Problems - electric ?? computer ?? vats

if you are gettting fuel and spark, there is no logical reason why your car won't start.

blowing a fuse, then replacing it should not cause your car not to start.
Try resetting the vats. Your owner's manual will tell you how. And yes, some GM models will crank with vats enabled. My wife's 98 Malibu (same crappy 3.1l) did it when I tripped it after installing her auto start.

Originally Posted by Motorcity

if you are gettting fuel and spark, there is no logical reason why your car won't start.

blowing a fuse, then replacing it should not cause your car not to start.
Try resetting the vats. Your owner's manual will tell you how. And yes, some GM models will crank with vats enabled. My wife's 98 Malibu (same crappy 3.1l) did it when I tripped it after installing her auto start.

I have been leaving the battery un-hooked over night - that should
do it - I think - but I got vats bypased now - still same thing
- got the info here, I had it wired wrong - thats why it was shutting off
power when I tried to start, after I put the resistor in,

now it acts as before, but still wont start

the leds are for interior lights - mood lighting in back seat

checked the battery and charged it back up a little - 3 days of cranking
- but still the same thing - yea I let it air out in case I flood it,

this is realy odd

Originally Posted by jjh221

should we call you boris?

I am going to try to pull that fuse - what else can I do

maybe the car is mad at me or something

Originally Posted by jjh221

did it work?

nope -

I did check for spark - but not how good the spark is, I think
I will check that next

had to drive my dads car - yuck - he dips skoal and spills his spit
cup and skoal all over - never cleans it up - and trash every ware

I can drive an old truck I have got - but it gets 10-15mpg

My dad tells me I should junk my car