Thread: 1998 GT 3800 Will not start !!

Thanks Lawngoose ! I am not sure I was clear with my post. I have battery power now and can crank the engine. Can I get any OBDII data now ?

sounds like your upper itake went bad and then it hydrauliced which broke the starter...same thing happened to me when my upper intake leaked

Originally Posted by skidoojames151

sounds like your upper itake went bad and then it hydrauliced which broke the starter...same thing happened to me when my upper intake leaked

Thanks skidoojames you are exactly right, the upper plenum went bad and hydro locked the engine. I have the UIM and LIM off and everything cleaned up. Gathering parts now. FYI if anyone is looking for a UIM, Amazon.com has the Dorman 615-180 for $64 with free ground shipping. It was 129.95 at Autozone ! I think the Dorman part is the best available deal, reinforced around the EGR area, fiberglass reinforced material, reduced diameter ERG pipe to create an air gap between it and the plastic UIM and it comes with all the gaskets, o rings and even a new PVC valve

I plan on using the new GM aluminum LIM gasket set, certainly better than the originals and I think better than the 2nd plastic version. I will post pics and progress later. Thanks all!