Help help help please
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3rd Gear
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Help help help please
My 92 wont start. Heres the story. The other night the car was left running and ran out of gas, then apparently the battery ran down. I put gas back in her, charged the battery and nothing. I can spray a little starting fluid in the breather and it will fire up so I know its a fuel problem. I put a test light on the fuel pump harness and I'm not getting any power to the pump. Any suggestions on what I need to do or where to look next? Please give me some ideas I'm pulling my hair out...
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Thanks, I was kinda leaning that way since thats a cheap item but I didnt know exactly where it was on the car. I saw autozone had it for about 8 bucks. I havent checked the codes yet because my oldest son has my computer in Springfield MO, imagine that, a 22 yr old not giving back what he borrows.......anyway........thanks, I'll try the relay and see where that gets me.............
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From: des plaines, il
You need to check your service manual. Not sure about '92, but GM used to be
quite strict about NOT running the tank dry. Reason: the in-tank pump was at
one time a Vickers-type or Vane pump (positive displacement). The pumps had
plastic vanes, which require fuel as a lubricant/ coolant IIRC. Once the pump
ran DRY, the pump destroyed itself in a few seconds(?). Seems to me that used
to be a big Caution in the Owner's Manual too.
You need to check your fuel pump fuse; and look around for a new Delco pump. If
the pump you have is original, even if it's not burned up it's worth replacing
as a maintenance item from time to time. Get the pump kit with a new sock also.
Here's some reference info on GM pumps:
http://www.gnttype.org/techarea/fuelsystem/pmprate.html
quite strict about NOT running the tank dry. Reason: the in-tank pump was at
one time a Vickers-type or Vane pump (positive displacement). The pumps had
plastic vanes, which require fuel as a lubricant/ coolant IIRC. Once the pump
ran DRY, the pump destroyed itself in a few seconds(?). Seems to me that used
to be a big Caution in the Owner's Manual too.
You need to check your fuel pump fuse; and look around for a new Delco pump. If
the pump you have is original, even if it's not burned up it's worth replacing
as a maintenance item from time to time. Get the pump kit with a new sock also.
Here's some reference info on GM pumps:
http://www.gnttype.org/techarea/fuelsystem/pmprate.html
