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LeeSHO

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here's the catch: i just purchased an 89 SHO 2 days ago, owner said the car needed a climate control sensor :confused: ??. he told me the car would stall intermently because the computer would read that its too hot so it would shut the car off, even though the engine isn't really all that hot. when i poped the hood, he pointed to the DIS module. he told me the car had been sitting for 5 months so i put a brand new battery in it, and the car started for like 10 seconds then died, cranked but wouldn't turn over after that. next day, i switched the module with my 91 module and the car still didn't start. some mechanic came to check it out, we checked the fuel pump, good, checked to see if it was getting spark, it gets spark. then, i just decided to remove the module again, clean it, and put it back, car started. car lasted about 10 minutes, then just died. so that's where i stand right now. any help would be very much appreciated. its nothing major i'm sure, i just want this thing to start and stay. :doh:
 

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did you try to check the codes? Is it leaking any coolant, ie onto the CPS?
 

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when it ran, i didn't see any thing leaking, didn't try the codes however
 

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but if it is, autozone has a CPS made by Wells. is that good stuff compared to motorcraft? anyone ever use the wells CPS before?
 

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Try getting the codes before you get ahead of yourself.
 

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Check codes. If it has fuel pressure, did your mechanic check for spark? Does the tach jump while the engine is turning over?
 

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ran the codes, i received 11, which is system checks ok, what could it be now? :confused:
 

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when my cps went bad tack would jump while cranking, but the engine light would stay on while cranking.Car had exactley the same symptoms as yours. I used a wells sensor and the car has been running like a champ ever since.
 

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i couldn't do KOER cause engine didn't start, i'm just gonna put the sensor in see what happens
 

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I just changed my CPS this passed weekend and It wasnt near as hard of a job as I expected. just double check your clearance
 

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i had the same simptems in 1 of my shos and it was the coolent temp senser the car would start once a dayand run tell you hit the gas then die it also had spark and fuel
 

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