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Still have the issue? Hey Purple - Are you still having the issue? I too have a '95, and can walk you through what to check. Anyhow, without any diagnosis at all, I'd check for a stuck EGR valve. Just articulate it with your hand and see if it moves freely. With the engine idling...

Solder Technique Found this image on the internet, it shows the technique. However, if you look very closely at this image, you'll note a stray wire end on the bottom right that might pierce the shrink warp. It's small, probably not, but it could easily be covered with another dab of solder...

Followup ecss - Yes - I thought the same regarding the solder piercing through the shrink wrap and looked for that. I didn't see it or feel it - but it had to be there, you know? Grrr. Not sure you can tell from the pix, but I don't use the metal crimp & solder method. Rather I gently...

Fixed! Alright - It was a B+ short to the feed wire from the alternator, as suspected. Here are a few pics of the repair. Here you can see the red shrink tape has partially melted and begun to harden and chip away. Here all the red shrink tape has been removed, showing the original repair...

Update Last night I dug into the radio. It's the only non-stock electrical component on the car, and it sits right there in front of the CCM and all that associated wiring. I'd done the radio install myself about a year ago, using a plug-in wiring harness from Metra (a very good product, by the...

All – I’m presenting the below as a bit of a story, because I want to give everyone as much insight into the issue as possible, the context around it, and what I’ve done. So, please bear with the verbosity of my tale! :O) I have a 1995 coupe, automatic, which I’ve owned for several years and...