HELP! 72 914 1.7 not starting |
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HELP! 72 914 1.7 not starting |
914_classic |
May 17 2011, 07:52 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 2-April 11 From: West Michigan Member No.: 12,887 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Got it out a few weeks ago and it wont start. It will start when you fog the intake with starting fluid. Im going to start testing fuel pressure. first after the pump, then after the filter, then after the regulator. I don't have a noid light to check the injector signal, but they are grounded.
any ideas?... thanks! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) |
Tom |
Jun 7 2011, 11:59 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,139 Joined: 21-August 05 From: Port Orchard, WA 98367 Member No.: 4,626 Region Association: None |
Reading the whole thread, I think you have some electrical connection problems. IE; fuel pump runs, then doesn't. Spark comes and goes.
Check the grounds under the relay panel, the battery connections, and pull the round relays and try to clean out the holes a little with a round wire brush. Clean the round relay prongs and slightly spread them with an icepick ot other sharply pointed round tool - not too much, just a little. That will help them make better contact. Also pull and clean and eyeball the 14 and 12 pin connectors on the relay board. They can get corroded and cause problems. Probably a good idea to pull the battery connectors while doing this. The fuel pump should not run all of the time. Maybe the previous owner had a no fuel pump running problem and fixed it the easy way by shorting two connectors in the 14 pin connector - reason to eyeball them. You should fix that as it can lead to bad things if you have a fuel leak. Tom |
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