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Old 01-08-2014, 07:19 AM   #1
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87 Silverado just up and died

Ok, so heres the scoop...
I was driving down the highway and heard a rattling noise, so I start touching all sorts of things to try and pinpoint the rattle. I narrowed it down to being in the glove box region.
Soooo, I gave the dash above the glove box a whack and the truck just up and died. I checked all the fuses and wiggled all sorts of wires under the dash to no avail. I'm at a total loss and I dont know where to start looking for problems.
If you have any suggestions, I'm all ears lol

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Old 01-08-2014, 09:07 AM   #2
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Re: 87 Silverado just up and died

Remove the glovebox and have a look see? Isn't that where the ECM is on '87s? Don't understand what would make any noise,but I'd start with taking a look there.
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Old 01-08-2014, 12:04 PM   #3
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Re: 87 Silverado just up and died

Sounds like she fought back and won...
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Old 01-08-2014, 05:38 PM   #4
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Re: 87 Silverado just up and died

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Remove the glovebox and have a look see? Isn't that where the ECM is on '87s? Don't understand what would make any noise,but I'd start with taking a look there.
I think the rattling was just some random **** in my glove box, maybe fuses and bulbs and what not lol
I had a gander up under there and I seen the ECM, checked the connections and looked for any loose wires, but everything looked fine. Could it be possible that I damaged the actual ECM?

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Sounds like she fought back and won...
I think I won lol
I knocked her out
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Old 01-13-2014, 06:06 AM   #5
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Re: 87 Silverado just up and died

Update....

It ended up being my selector valve, which I guess crapped out on me by pure coincidence when I hit my dash. I just ended up bypassing it, all is well now.
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