Sounds like a problem I had once. Turned out to be corrosion on the ignition pickup coil connector. This is a white two pin connector near the drivers side firewall in the engine compartment. --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "jedimasterglenn" <jedimasterglenn@...> wrote: > > So I let my car sit for 3 weeks and my reward is a dead battery. I > was able to jump the battery and get the car started, but the engine > is severely stumbling/sputtering. It sounds like it's not firing > correctly. It takes about 20 seconds of cranking to start, then > blows a blueish smoke (for 5 mins or so). It also won't idle on > it's own. If I stop giving it gas, it stalls. The battery was a > few years old, so I replaced it. The car fires right up with the > new battery, but it's still running as described above. > > In November PJ Grady did extensive work on my car (new lines, > injector hoses, fuel filter, a couple new injectors & some cleaned, > new fuel distributor, new plugs...etc, etc,etc). The car was > running fantastic. I mention this because it was starting and > running great before I let it sit. I can't imagine anything needs > replacing. I'm guessing I flooded the system with gas trying to > start it excessively. If I'm correct, how do I go about solutioning > this? > > Thanks, > Glenn > 5391 > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/