big three=mayhem=wtf=need advice.
ok, i just finished my big three on my 98 malibu.
i hop in the car and take it for a spin, than i notice the transmission is shifting hard. i pull in to get gas. than i remembered that i forgot to connect the sensor on the airfilter intake (removed for access). plug it in, drive some more, same sh$t. i pull in the garage frustrated as hell and remove the big three. take it out again and i noticed it was shifting better but still kinda hard. i drove for 1-2k varing the speeds start and stop than now its back to normal. wtf?
the only thing i can think of is i ran the power wire from the alt to the top post of the battery (optima yellow top dual posts). i left the stock connection on the side. maybe having voltage from different areas (top and side) screwed around with a sensor or something. this is really strange. any ideas? this is the list of gear i used.
1/0 ga welding wire
anl fuse holder 300 amp fuse
platimum battery posts.
should i have ran the new lead together with the stock connection? any help greatly apprieciated.
i hop in the car and take it for a spin, than i notice the transmission is shifting hard. i pull in to get gas. than i remembered that i forgot to connect the sensor on the airfilter intake (removed for access). plug it in, drive some more, same sh$t. i pull in the garage frustrated as hell and remove the big three. take it out again and i noticed it was shifting better but still kinda hard. i drove for 1-2k varing the speeds start and stop than now its back to normal. wtf?
the only thing i can think of is i ran the power wire from the alt to the top post of the battery (optima yellow top dual posts). i left the stock connection on the side. maybe having voltage from different areas (top and side) screwed around with a sensor or something. this is really strange. any ideas? this is the list of gear i used.
1/0 ga welding wire
anl fuse holder 300 amp fuse
platimum battery posts.
should i have ran the new lead together with the stock connection? any help greatly apprieciated.
Originally posted by mayhem:
ok i got ya, but why should it make a difference?
ok i got ya, but why should it make a difference?
1 makes everything work except the motor or some shiznit and the other does other stuff.
Just add to it.
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Originally posted by RedZone:
you did put a fuse inline between your alt and your battery?
and not pluging that sensor could cause a bit of mayham and that could of been it the whole time.
you did put a fuse inline between your alt and your battery?
and not pluging that sensor could cause a bit of mayham and that could of been it the whole time.
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Does the factory have a fuse between the alternator and the battery? Never seen it on a GM car so I wonder why you added one to your upgrade? Also, 300amp? Where did that value come from? You factory alternator is going to be 110amps tops. And where exactly did you put that fuse? When the car is running, both sides of that cable have potential on them so,really, if you are trying to protect that wire then there should be a fuse at each end of it...
I would suspect having your battery disconnected for that long probably reset any learning your transmission had done and, as you found, driving it for a while returns things to how they were.
I would suspect having your battery disconnected for that long probably reset any learning your transmission had done and, as you found, driving it for a while returns things to how they were.
Originally posted by Dukk:
Does the factory have a fuse between the alternator and the battery? Never seen it on a GM car so I wonder why you added one to your upgrade? Also, 300amp? Where did that value come from? You factory alternator is going to be 110amps tops. And where exactly did you put that fuse? When the car is running, both sides of that cable have potential on them so,really, if you are trying to protect that wire then there should be a fuse at each end of it...
I would suspect having your battery disconnected for that long probably reset any learning your transmission had done and, as you found, driving it for a while returns things to how they were.
Does the factory have a fuse between the alternator and the battery? Never seen it on a GM car so I wonder why you added one to your upgrade? Also, 300amp? Where did that value come from? You factory alternator is going to be 110amps tops. And where exactly did you put that fuse? When the car is running, both sides of that cable have potential on them so,really, if you are trying to protect that wire then there should be a fuse at each end of it...
I would suspect having your battery disconnected for that long probably reset any learning your transmission had done and, as you found, driving it for a while returns things to how they were.
