Also, FWIW OP, you'd be better off getting a Tune from CJ Krause, than using a "Jet Module"

 

Did you hit anything on your slideabout? Bump, hole, curb?

 

When I was a young police officer we had to take what they called a Defensive Driving Course.

Over all I suppose it was better than no course at all but they taught us a few things that were what I thought at the time were questionable maneuvers. More aggressive than defensive.

One in particular was called the moonshiners turn AKA a “****hook”. You would get the car moving quite fast then apply the parking brake and turn the steering wheel a bit then release the parking brake and gun the engine pretty much all at the same time.

This would slew your car around in a very quick 180 degree turn if you did it right. My small town had a 4 door Ford Galaxy 500 with a 4bbl 390 police interceptor engine in it when I became deputy. You really didn't need to apply the parking brake with that car, just turn the wheel a bit and step on it and you were turning around real quick.

The real trick with that car was to stop turning once you got it pointed the other way.

The parking brake on that vehicle was a rod with a hook on the end of it that you pulled and then turned to release. It was ideal for doing the ****hook maneuver with.

The next year we got a shiny new Ford police car with a puny 302 2bbl V8 in it. The emergency brake had a peddle you pushed then there was a lever you had to pull to release it. My chief swamped the car several times trying to do the maneuver so he wired the release so the peddle did not just stay down when he pushed it. This made the parking brake pretty much useless.

The car never rolled away when it was parked and unattended so I guess it didn't matter.

Ah,... the pleasures of youth.

 

lawdog- i know about the trifecta tune, i purchased the jet module befor I was aware of it. Cant lie though the module does make a difference but definitely not close to a trifecta.


Grizzly- That had to be a great experience! When i was in high school 2007 I got my first vehicle. 91 Chevy S10 short bed single cab. It was my fathers truck that he had sold to his dad, well i moved to iowa and ended up staying to finish school and i inherited the S10, and my childhood fishing trips etc as well. I dropped it 4 inches put stabilizer bars on it and a little camber, i made it my drift truck seeing as how my playground was dirt roads and corn fields. I caught the counter steer bug BAAAD. When i moved back i couldnt afford to take it with me, so FWDs ever since.. Thus the E-Brake maneuvers for old times sake.

 

Stupid suggestion. Tried removing that and see if it would start?

 

Years ago I had a similar problem on a 77 Audi Fox. After work one night about 1 am the car just quit running. When you tried to start it the dash lights would turn off just like it was trying to start but no go. It turned out the problem was the nylon switch assembly that was in behind the tumblers that the ignition harness pluged into. m To get the car home IU unpluged the harness from the back of the ignition switch and hotwired it, the key unlocked the steering column. I suspect that the problem lies in the back part of the ignition switch.

 

lawdog- yes i did remove and try with no results.

Ron S- ill crack the plastic off and see what lies beneath, maybe a loose connection if im lucky!

 

[QUOTE=Grizzly old man;763907]I've been sitting here smoking my pipe and drinking some coffee and thinking about this. I wonder now if maybe the neutral switch might have gotten out of position.

That's a good suggestion, neutral safety switch either failing or out of position would cause symptoms described. I didn't see, or I missed any responses about that switch. If its a five speed, it would be the clutch safety switch.

 

I invested in a code reader. I think I got mine at Auto Zone for about $60. If you know some one that has an on board reader throw it on. You might want to also check the master fuses under the hood. Check them all for polarity. Sounds like something shorted. Chase down your power supply wires for anything exposed, or grounded out. Just some suggestions. My code reader has come in handy more than once.

 

WE HAVE FOUND THE ISSUE! Broken main battery cable... SERIOUSLY?!!! lol well its all said n done now, can pick up the HHR after work.