H e l p ! ! ! ! The vans got gremlins

[SPEEDYRT1]

H E L P 1996 DODGE grand caravan have replaced the cam @ crankshaft sensor ,fuelpump ,coil pack, both the auto shutdown @ fuel pump relays test drive yesterday died , no start, cranks over got home , let sit 12 hours fired right up , slammed the drivers door or the hood it dies , cranks over , no start , any advice, or observations or similar problem would be greatly appreciated also will a 96 3.3 trans fit the 2001 3.8 town@country ? trans mission kicks out of overdrive after it warms up @ sometimes stalls as u comes up to a stop, feels like the torque converter isn't kicking out of lock up mode , any ideas ? thanks

 

[Hemi Rebel]

What don't you have when it does not start? Fuel or spark? If it shuts off when the hood is slammed I would say you have a wiring issue. Either s loose wire going open or chaffed and shorting to ground.

 

[SPEEDYRT1]

yes , that could b but where do i begin , when it was running i wiggled every fuse @ relay in the command center ,under hood ,@ the wires ,from cam @ crank sensor , the purge valve , nothing ,it stayed running , got me bafilled ? thanks ! !

 

[Hemi Rebel]

Begin by seeing what you don't have. Fuel or spark. Either pull a plug wire and check for spark, or give it a shot of carb cleaner and see if it fires. Once we figure that out we can narrow it down from there.

- - - Updated - - -

Do you have any way to read codes? And just for the hell of it, get that thing rinning and warmed up, then tap on the pcm with a mallet. Not hard. Don't try and smash it, but give it a few taps. See if that makes it stall.

 

[SPEEDYRT1]

Begin by seeing what you don't have. Fuel or spark. Either pull a plug wire and check for spark, or give it a shot of carb cleaner and see if it fires. Once we figure that out we can narrow it down from there.

- - - Updated - - -

Do you have any way to read codes? And just for the hell of it, get that thing rinning and warmed up, then tap on the pcm with a mallet. Not hard. Don't try and smash it, but give it a few taps. See if that makes it stall.

i did the check at the asd relay pulled out @ got juice at 2 points ,then pluged it back in, pulled fuel pump relay got juice , @ under crank mode , plugged in , fired up tapped the pcm @ the fuse block , taped @ wiggled everything under hood a ok stayed running crawl under dash there,s a box thin blk with about 6 or 8 wires going to it .wiggled it ,died , wiggled it while cranking it fired up , dropped the hammer on t floor, it died,it is mounted out from firewall on steel plate above steer colium , b c m ? or what ?

 

[Hemi Rebel]

The bcm mounts behind the junction block. On the back of it. not sure what you are seeing. Can you post a picture. That may help

 

[SPEEDYRT1]

i think it's the f ";." astro start unit that,s about five years old m-a-a-n what a pain , well now i know thank,s for your help ! ! !

 

[SPEEDYRT1]

hey that box under dash is the A B S controller , disconnect batt removed box @ plug , pins were nice and shiny the plug looked good no mold or rust , re installed it hooked up batt, fired right up , beat , banged ,wiggled , jigled , every wire ,@ unit i could see , under t dash , slammed t door 3 -4 times , slamed the hood twice , nothing hapend , it stayed running , test drove it ,hit every bump in t road i could , hit the railroad tracks twice , it stayed running, damned if i know ,found the auto start box , did the same to that as everything else its still running , w i e r d