Car wont start
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From: Cocoa Beach FL
Car wont start
1992 will not start ,i have been smelling fuel but was running fine.It done this before and I replaced a few things but nothing helped and one day it just started and was fine till today.
Any ideas?
It is sitting in a parking lot like 500 yards from my house ,I really dont want to pay a tow truck 100 bux to drag it acrossed the street.
Any ideas?
It is sitting in a parking lot like 500 yards from my house ,I really dont want to pay a tow truck 100 bux to drag it acrossed the street.
Last edited by tim32920; Jan 3, 2009 at 12:45 AM. Reason: forgot an item
Melting Slicks
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From: Warwick RI
1992 will not start ,i have been smelling fuel but was running fine.It done this before and I replaced a few things but nothing helped and one day it just started and was fine till today.
Any ideas?
It is sitting in a parking lot like 500 yards from my house ,I really dont want to pay a tow truck 100 bux to drag it acrossed the street.
Any ideas?
It is sitting in a parking lot like 500 yards from my house ,I really dont want to pay a tow truck 100 bux to drag it acrossed the street.
It is always easier to work on at your house and 500 yards is not a far push. As far as your not start use your common sense.
Shoot some starting fluid in the TB and if it fires...you have spark. If it doesn't fire then check your ignition. If it does, look at your FP first and go from there
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tim32920,
Truely, more info will help us help you.
However, if we assume it is cranking, and assume the fuel pump is working since you are smelling fuel --
It could be:
1. no spark: (bad ignitor/coil) or the OPTI distributor is gone.
2. no fuel to engine -- Fuel pressure regulator (FPR) vacume diaphram is ruputured allowing all fuel to be routed back to the tank.
3. Insufficient fuel -- bad vacume leak -- broken vacume hose, weak fuel fuel pump, low fuel, clogged fuel filter, etc.
Let us know more of the symptoms along with what was replaced last time that 'fixed' it and we'll help as much as we can...
BTW, if the car is 'safe' across the street, either leave it there (as you may need to tow it to a shop, so why tow it twice), or push it home -- remember to contact the owner of the lot and police to advise them too...
Truely, more info will help us help you.
However, if we assume it is cranking, and assume the fuel pump is working since you are smelling fuel --
It could be:
1. no spark: (bad ignitor/coil) or the OPTI distributor is gone.
2. no fuel to engine -- Fuel pressure regulator (FPR) vacume diaphram is ruputured allowing all fuel to be routed back to the tank.
3. Insufficient fuel -- bad vacume leak -- broken vacume hose, weak fuel fuel pump, low fuel, clogged fuel filter, etc.
Let us know more of the symptoms along with what was replaced last time that 'fixed' it and we'll help as much as we can...
BTW, if the car is 'safe' across the street, either leave it there (as you may need to tow it to a shop, so why tow it twice), or push it home -- remember to contact the owner of the lot and police to advise them too...
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From: Cocoa Beach FL
I just had surfery on my shoulder and cant push it home and i dont know many people here and it has to go up a grade.
The fuel pump is working ,i checked it at the fuel rail and it seems to be fine.
I put a new coil in it a month ago when it did the same thing i dont know what the prob was than ,i just went in the garage one day discusted and turned the key and it started.
It'll crank fine just wont fire.
I have been smelling gas but could never find any leaks.
The fuel pump is working ,i checked it at the fuel rail and it seems to be fine.
I put a new coil in it a month ago when it did the same thing i dont know what the prob was than ,i just went in the garage one day discusted and turned the key and it started.
It'll crank fine just wont fire.
I have been smelling gas but could never find any leaks.
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On my car when I could smell the fuel, I took out the plugs and found that I was getting too much fuel so I had to unplug the fuel pump fuse to get it fired up then plugged it back in after it was fired up. Just a thought for the future..
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I'll try that next time but I smell gas all the time and it doesn't seem to be using more than usual,as a matter of fact I was just bragging on how good it was on gas.
The last time it did this i replaced the fuel filter and it cured it,so i am thinking maybe there is something in the lines or tank,but when i check it at the rail it sprays out fine.
GRRRRR
The last time it did this i replaced the fuel filter and it cured it,so i am thinking maybe there is something in the lines or tank,but when i check it at the rail it sprays out fine.
GRRRRR
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I wonder about this. I had a car in my shop about five years ago with the exact same symptoms; the problem was a defective ecm. The car when it would not start, would not send a pulse signal to the injectors. Emulation of the square signal would start the car every time.
If the car does this again, try pulling one injector connection loose at a time and see if the car will start. One injector bad will stop the square signal from moving to the rest of the injectors. If you pull one off at a time and try the car, move to the next one. If the car starts, you’ll be on 7 cylinders, and you will know what the problem is with the car. . .
If the car fails to start the you should check the obvious things like are the plugs firing, do you have the correct fuel pressure, are the injectors firing and so on. Good luck and glad you did not have to push the beast 500 yards. I like you have had multiple operations in the past few years. . . Walking 500 feet would be a challenge for me, let alone pushing a car.
You might also consider adding something like triple A to your insurance policy too! It’s pretty cheap and may keep you from being in this situation again.
Happy Holiday’s,
Willcox Inc.
If the car does this again, try pulling one injector connection loose at a time and see if the car will start. One injector bad will stop the square signal from moving to the rest of the injectors. If you pull one off at a time and try the car, move to the next one. If the car starts, you’ll be on 7 cylinders, and you will know what the problem is with the car. . .
If the car fails to start the you should check the obvious things like are the plugs firing, do you have the correct fuel pressure, are the injectors firing and so on. Good luck and glad you did not have to push the beast 500 yards. I like you have had multiple operations in the past few years. . . Walking 500 feet would be a challenge for me, let alone pushing a car.
You might also consider adding something like triple A to your insurance policy too! It’s pretty cheap and may keep you from being in this situation again.
Happy Holiday’s,
Willcox Inc.
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From: Cocoa Beach FL
Thank you and I am looking for some new fuel injectors at this very moment and am cunfused as to what lb i need and all that.So if you can help me out there and if you have them and take american express were in buisiness.
And how do you disconnect the injector? I dont want to mess anything up pulling on it.
And how do you disconnect the injector? I dont want to mess anything up pulling on it.
Last edited by tim32920; Jan 3, 2009 at 09:37 PM. Reason: left out something
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Thank you and I am looking for some new fuel injectors at this very moment and am cunfused as to what lb i need and all that.So if you can help me out there and if you have them and take american express were in buisiness.
And how do you disconnect the injector? I dont want to mess anything up pulling on it.
And how do you disconnect the injector? I dont want to mess anything up pulling on it.
