crossfire 1982 won't start
Race Director
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 16,528
Likes: 53
From: Dayton, Ohio
The 82 s had a habit of lying to you as to how much fuel is in the tank. They stuck 1/2 tank fairly often.
Pull the air cleaner lid off and turn the key on and see if the injectors spray for a second or two.
Pull the air cleaner lid off and turn the key on and see if the injectors spray for a second or two.
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 132
Likes: 0
From: minnesota
I took one of the plugs out and turned it over, the spark was yellow and weak. Now I don't think it was touching anything metal, so I'm not sure if it not being properly grounded would make a difference, but does that mean anything to anyone?
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 132
Likes: 0
From: minnesota
would a bad coil come on overnight, because I drove it last night and it was alright. It's been taking a few seconds to fire up lately when I've been turning it over. Does that support the bad coil theory
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 132
Likes: 0
From: minnesota
I took the dizzy cap off and removed the coil, and then looked for the fuse in the battery compartment and found a melted 20amp fuse on an orange wire (not sure what that is.)
Long story short, I put it all back together and it fired up straight away. So either the coil needed some breathing space to recollect its thoughts or it was the 20amp fuse. Can any one tell me what that orange wire is responsible for? It's the one that clips to the drivers side inner battery compartment that's fused straight off the battery. I'm thinking that whatever caused it to melt might need looking at!
Thanks for all your input so far
Long story short, I put it all back together and it fired up straight away. So either the coil needed some breathing space to recollect its thoughts or it was the 20amp fuse. Can any one tell me what that orange wire is responsible for? It's the one that clips to the drivers side inner battery compartment that's fused straight off the battery. I'm thinking that whatever caused it to melt might need looking at!
Thanks for all your input so far
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
Instructor
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 100
Likes: 0
From: Dimondale Mich
On my 82, the fuse in the battery compartment must have got hot, melted, and lost contact. Lossing contact shuts down the ECM, which shut down the fuel pump, engine won't start. This fuse is used to power up the ECM, and used to reset the ECM to remove all codes stored in the ECM when trouble shooting.....
