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| #1RAGE |
May 7 2007, 11:01 PM
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 139 Joined: 7-May 03 From: Saskatoon, SK, Canada Member No.: 664 |
Just since this last weekend, my 914 has been having trouble starting. It turns over and over but doesn't start. Two out of three times trying, I got it to start. The last time I noticed just before it finally started, I heard a buzzing sound come on. Normally I hear this buzzing sound coming from the front of the car when it is running. Is that noise coming from the fuel pump?
I have heard that some people relocate the fuel pump to the front trunk area. If that is the case with my car, would the fuel pump likely be underneath the tank? Just to make it clear. Normally I hear a buzzing noise coming from the front trunk / gas tank area. Recently I have been having trouble starting the car but just before it does the noise appears... which leads me to think it might be the fuel pump. I'm not much of a mechanic. I remember looking for the fuel pump a couple years ago and couldn't find it in the engine bay; this also leads me to believe it is up front somewhere. Thanks in advance. |
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May 10 2007, 08:48 PM
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 139 Joined: 7-May 03 From: Saskatoon, SK, Canada Member No.: 664 |
I appologize for not giving information my car. For some reason I thought my profile showed my car info but I was thinking of another forum.
It is a 1974 with the 1.8L. Dave, I found that dual relay. It wasn't attached to anything and was just laying on top of the engine. I unclipped the connectors and removed it. Visually it appears to be fine. I did notice 3 wires that weren't connected to anything, although it looks like they were cut, not broken. I'm not sure where they come from but the 3 are bundled together and then they run into another wire housing that contains other wires so I'm not sure where it leads to. I can't get it started at all anymore. Still no indication of the fuel pump running. I'm attaching a picture that shows the dual relay and the disconneted wires in the bottom left corner. Attached thumbnail(s) |
#1RAGE Won't start May 7 2007, 11:01 PM
porsche914blue That probably is your fuel pump. Mine was relocat... May 8 2007, 09:11 AM
mstein95 BTDT - I would start there.
When mine FP died ... May 8 2007, 09:16 AM
Travis Neff FI or carbs? if FI, I would first suspect your rel... May 8 2007, 12:36 PM
swl I'm with Joel. Intermittent no buzz is most l... May 8 2007, 04:46 PM
#1RAGE Thanks guys.. I think we're on the right track... May 8 2007, 09:46 PM
Marlow Are you running carbs?
It would seem someone has ... May 8 2007, 10:22 PM
KELTY360 You may find your fuel pump behind the steering ra... May 8 2007, 11:30 PM
#1RAGE It is FI. I guess I'll have to look for my fu... May 8 2007, 11:53 PM
Dave_Darling You didn't mention you were running L-jetronic... May 9 2007, 09:51 AM
Dave_Darling Those look to be fuel injection wires--they're... May 10 2007, 09:22 PM
#1RAGE Yes, I believe that is a 12 on the wire.
I pushed... May 11 2007, 07:00 PM
Dave_Darling The click is probably the dual relay--if it is, th... May 11 2007, 07:48 PM
#1RAGE Alright, made some more progress today.
Got a g... May 15 2007, 11:36 PM
Dave_Darling The L-jet system does not run the pump when the ke... May 16 2007, 10:00 AM
Marlow You might consider cleaning your tank out if the f... May 16 2007, 10:10 AM
Garold Shaffer
You might consider cleaning your tank out if the ... May 16 2007, 10:42 AM
#1RAGE We plugged in the relay, turned the key to the on ... May 16 2007, 08:03 PM
#1RAGE Can anyone tell me how I would test that dual rela... May 29 2007, 11:41 AM
Marlow http://manuals.type4.org/ljet/
Go to the 'Com... May 29 2007, 01:02 PM
kwales Square relays are easy. Listen for clicks when ac... May 29 2007, 08:13 PM
#1RAGE Hey thanks!
Took the relay apart and found e... Jun 14 2007, 06:37 PM
#1RAGE FINALLY! Got a new relay, put it in, put the ... Jun 28 2007, 11:08 PM![]() ![]() |
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