Having a problem, what could it be?
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Burning Brakes
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From: Tulsa OK
Having a problem, what could it be?
Friday night, when leaving Arby's, I had to start my car 3 times before it would stay running. It would start and then die just as quick. It did it one more time that night when leaving the pool hall. It has not ever done this before, it ran fine other than that. Haven't drove it since Friday, what could this be?
Drifting
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From: Leander TX
Re: Having a problem, what could it be? (jay17)
Mine did this when my injectors started leaking bad. Rich at cruzin performance said that for of them would even close off. I would check to see if your holding fuel pressure. But starting off simple first would be to check all sensors for lose connectons. Could be something as simple as that.
Le Mans Master
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From: Little Elm TX
Re: Having a problem, what could it be? (85WHITEZ51)
If the fuel injectors were leaking I'm not sure it would have started then died? I think it wouldn't have started at all. Sounds more like it a fuel pump going south or..............when was the last time you replaced the filter?
Team Owner
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Re: Having a problem, what could it be? (jay17)
Put a gauge onto the Schraeder and check fuel pressure. Sometimes you can pull the fuel pump and clean the three contacts just under the mounting flange to cure such a problem if fuel delivery.
Racer
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From: Micco FL
Re: Having a problem, what could it be? (65Z01)
Hate to muck up the works, but my 92 had the exact problem (Plus it was throwing Ignition and ABS faults at eh same time). It was fixed by a $99 ECM. See if you can find one to try...it only takes about 3 minutes to change.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Tulsa OK
Re: Having a problem, what could it be? (PTz-92-LT1)
Thanks for the replies. The fuel filter seems like a good place to start. I have never changed it, not sure if it was ever changed before. The car has 56k miles on it.
