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Starting problem, Abandoned and walked home! |
BigDBass |
Apr 14 2010, 09:36 PM
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Dumb Question Champion Group: Members Posts: 1,438 Joined: 11-January 06 From: Chicago (south 'burbs) Member No.: 5,405 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I was driving the 914 home from my in-laws I decided to stop for ice cream for the girls. It had started just fine at their house, then drove for 20 or so minutes before stopping. Bought the ice cream, then the car wouldn't start back up. Battery seems fine, and I think the starter was fine as it was turning over, but the engine wouldn't fire up. Sorta seemed like no fuel? Waited a few minutes then tried again but no luck. Called home to tell the wife, then naturally my cell battery died. Waited a few more minutes, tried and failed to start, then walked home to kill time and post/search on here (and keep my wife from freaking!) So any tips? |
drgchapman |
Apr 14 2010, 09:45 PM
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Current Stable Group: NoClassifiedAccess Posts: 922 Joined: 20-September 04 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 2,789 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Just had same issue with mine. Check to make sure fuel pump is priming the system upon turn of the key, prior crank position. Fuel pump relay is in the engine bay, third round one from the front of the car. You can "borrow" another relay from the panel, pick the first or fourth one from the front, they run the rear window defroster and the heater blower motor respectively. The second relay is for the injection system, might want to swap that one as well. In other words, the two middle round relays are the important ones and the end ones are optional for getting home. The relays are getting old, I found that out of 6 extra relays that I had, 3 were defective, 2 intermittently.
Good luck. Gary |
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