Originally Posted by
Soctramg1967
I ordered a Relay Control Module from Needswings a week or two ago. Last Sunday, my engine shut down on the way to church. After about 5 minutes I was able to restart and went on to church. When I pulled into my driveway it shut down again. I tried restarting every couple of hours for the following week. I disconnected the battery, installed the new RCM, and the car immediately refired . . . no problems for the past couple of days. This week I will re-solder my old RCM, check to make sure it is now working, and will have a spare. During the week I never could here the fuel pump activating, so I now also have a spare pump and spare filter. It was disappointing to have these problems. I had planned on attending a gathering of Crossfires next month in Tennessee, but parts for the car had to come first.
First:
Keep in mind that the fractured solder issue with the RCMs is no longer the only RCM issue - relays are failing at an ever increasing rate. I bought new RCM a year ago when my ECR coil failed. Sent my old RCM to DJ and it came back with all new relays, key-off horn mod and reflowed solder.
Second:
I hate to see new people on her make such an awful mistake - and that's what you are doing, Ive been here fourteen years, and I will tell you ONE thing, I went to the fall TN meet less than three months after buying my first car.
This is how it is: If you are new to Crossfires, going to that meet will do more for your understanding of the car and it's characteristic troubles than you know. I know of three top-tier tech guys who will attend, spending 1/2 hour with them and telling them what's going on will do more for you than you resoldering an RCM.
You don't know the first thing about your car, you should GO. Now, go ahead, read some of my posts from 2009 on here, see how
ignorant I was. I learned a LOT from MEETS and the people there. Isolating yourself is a mistake when the BIGGEST meet of the year in this country is so close to you. Not only that, it's FUN and first-timers are noticed, we know when someone new shows up and I HOPE we do a good job of reaching out and making you part of the group. Come Sunday, when people start to leave (I stay till Monday when I can), you will start to wish it was not over so fast.
And if the car quits while at the meet, you have more support there than anywhere else.
At one meet, I got a new top put on for the cost of breakfast for two guys:
