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try un hooking the battery for 30 minutes, then hook it back up, see if that clears it up. make sure the wires are ok, not broken or cracked.
 


hows the battery? do you have power at all? head lights, horn, interior lights, dash cluster lights up and all?


then you turn the key and what happens? a click and the dash lights go out?
 
by crank over, what do you mean, the engine wont start or no cranking of the engine at all? turn the key and you get nothing?

if your turning the key and get nothing, no click, no turning of the engine at all, hit the starter with a hammer, hard while someone turns the key. if it suddenly cranks and fires up, the starters bad.
 


with a charged battery it will first miss fire then after trying again. It will not even miss fire again. Is the IAC valve suppose to adjust itself to allow enough air in to start the motor? Because after it miss fire it seems like it's not getting air after the first try cranking up the motor. The car started yesterday when I took out the IAC valve and cleaned it, I let it run for about 20 minutes. It was cold yesterday I live in buffalo.
 
Change the IAC. Just cleaning it is a short term fix.
when driving and having to stop at red lights. The car would idle real low then cut off.
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When this happened to me a couple of years ago it turned out to be the MAF; mass airflow sensor. I ran a couple red lights (no one was coming) to get it home. I would change the IAC first then consider the MAF next.
 
^^^^this could be a good possibility, un plug the maf, then try start it up, see if it runs at all if not better.

or you could have a huge ass vac leak. or broken wires to the maf, or ait.


we need to remember this is a 3100 engine as well.
 


It starts but what I think is the problem is a loose wire. Because it the rpm meter is still jumping. But when trying to start it sometimes it acts like it's not getting power. If it is a loose wire where should I check at?
 


Ok I got the car started today. I had to get the battery charged. But I had check engine light earlier and when I disconnected the battery it went away. I know the code is still there but my rpm gauge or speed odometer isn't working, plus now my radiator fan is not working. What do I have to do just to get them to work properly?
 
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