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1996 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Questions & Answers
No start, backfiring while cranking, 3.1M V6 in a '96 Monte Carlo
I'd have to make sure battery has a full charge and battery connections good. Sometimes if vehicle is hard to start, people run the battery down? We can't do any testing if battery is down. Use a digital mutimeter across battery posts, everything off. The generic spec for a full charge is around 12.6 volts. Leave the meter leads touching the battery posts, have helper turn key to crank, the reading shouldn't drop below 9 volts, That reading may vary a little from one vehicle to another. Some say 9.6 volts, some say ten, you get the picture.
How long since a tune-up? Any applicable trouble codes? Does it backfire out the exhaust or intake? I'd want to check fuel trims, see if anything shows up? As far as hydrostatic lock, pull the spark plugs, see if any fluid comes out?
When the ignition module starts to fail what are the changes the car make
The ignition module is the brains of the ignition spark system. If it is going bad, usually the most common type of problem is a stalling situation/no start until the module cools down and then may restart. Sometimes the modules fail and the engine will not start. It can also give the problem of the engine misfiring.
How to remove radio antenna from a 1996 monte carlo
The top escutcheon unscrews, and there are two or three screws retaining the power antenna assembly to the fender. Unscrew the escutcheon and remove the screws, then the antenna drops down. (Note that the antenna must be retracted to remove, otherwise you will have to cut the aerial off to get it out.)
If you have a fixed antenna, it simply unscrews at the base.
1996 M.Carlo 3.4 Ltr V-6 erratic idle in park. tap gas and engine rpm races like too much gasflow/or/air leak at intake?
can be anything you stated from a vac leak is easiest and first to check
any trouble codes stored? free obd 2 scan at local autozone or other car part store
but #2 dead cylinder is definitely a problem; you find out via trouble code scan? dunno if you already had done a tune up to write off the spark plugs
only other way to check that valve problem is a compression tester <shrugs>
good luck to you; you're hunting in the right direction, but no one can give you a definitive answer
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