'88 Camaro (TBI) won't start/will start, need help

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Hi,
   I am assuming when you said you unplugged your distributor you meant from 
the coil....the distributor is what tells the computer to inject 
fuel....could be alot of things but doesn't sound like bad ecm...sounds like 
bad module in distributor especially cause after cools down it 
restarts.....hth's
-Carl Summers

In a message dated 10/24/99 2:36:58 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
todorovic at home.com writes:

<< Subj:     '88 Camaro (TBI) won't start/will start, need help
 Date:  10/24/99 2:36:58 PM Pacific Daylight Time
 From:  todorovic at home.com (Todorovic)
 Sender:    owner-gmecm at esl.eng.ohio-state.edu
 Reply-to:  gmecm at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu
 To:    gmecm at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu
 
 
 My friend has a '88 IROC with a L03 TBI motor and auto trans.  It used to be
 that it wouldn't start once a month, crank like an idiot and then lights
 after a while.  Lately, problem once a week, no start, sometimes tow home.
 Past few days, problem every day PLUS it cuts out driving and then dead,
 tow.  SO, we tried putting some fuel down the throttle body and no
 start/catch.  The injectors are NOT spaying fuel at all.
 
 I have a '88 TA with a L03 TBI (as I am sure you guys know)....so I parked
 it beside his, disconnected my distributor (so it won't start), removed my
 air-cleaner and looked.  When I crank my car, injectors spay fuel like nuts,
 his, nothing....so what could this be.  ECM.  He replaced the fuel pump
 (died recently) (It has
 pressure), fuel filter, has spark, but still NOTHING.  THEN, after an hour
 or so, just starts.  Runs, a little later, stalls and dies.  Computers says
 nothing (no faulty code flashes but 12 does indicating diagnostic mode).  I
 also noticed that when you
 disconnect his battery (to reset ECM), when you later connect it, no
 "click".  Also, re-setting the ECM does nothing.  He took it to a shop and
 they couldn't figure it out.  So basically, he is SCREWED unless we figure
 it out.  Car seems to run fine WHEN it runs.  ANY help is needed.
 Basically, the shop said either injectors OR injector control OR wires.
 BUT, both injectors give nothing.  Could it be the ECM.  This would be my
 guess.  However, it's just a guess. Unless the fuel-pump is not working
 properly sometimes for some
 reason.  There is fuel pressure, though.  He had this problem before but not
 bad so he didn't care.  Now it's going nuts.  Also, he replaced the
 Alternator (was dead), cleaned all he battery connections, replaced plugs,
 cap, rotor, air-filter, IAC valve, etc.  No help.  Thanks.  Igor.
  >>