Hi i am recently new to this forum and recently purchased a 99 R/T. Sometimes in the morning when i go out to start the car it starts for only a second and then dies. I've been told it could be many things. It also sometimes randomly shuts off at stop lights. it has a new motor with only about 60,000-70,000 miles on. please help i know this car has potential it just needs somethings tuned up. -Koepp-

 

Check all your ground connections and all the connections in general from the battery to the block from the battery to the distributer block too!

 

i checked and cleaned all the battery connections, and i think i cleaned the one from the battery, to the distributer block. are there any other ones i shuld look at and clean i had the alternater tested yeturday and it tested at 14.2 so its good. i dont know what else to all look at -Koepp-

 

have you pulled the codes?

 

yea i have and it came up weak alternator or battery, and one for the coil pack as well, i got a 12, 25, 43,43,47 the 2 different 43's worry me.

 

holy crap man
and this engine has only that many miles?



damn...

 

i pulled the codes again today after school and i only got the 12 and 25 which made me a little happier so cleaning my battery connections helpped those 43's and the 47. but i still get the 12 and 25, which means its a vacume line i dont know which one though i just replaced one a little bit ago. i guess which other ones should i be looking for thanks for the help so far

 

check the hose
and the connection

it might be clogged or something

 

what hose and what connection?[&:]

 

The vaccum hoses might be clogged. Do you have a vaccum gauge on you by any chance?

I wonder if a dirty TB would cause difficult starting...

Could always clean your EGR and TB. Might help a bit but prolly not the culprit.