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> diagnosis help please - out of gas, sat, now won't turn over..., I need some help with a plan of attack to get me back on the road
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post Aug 6 2014, 06:09 AM
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"It pretty much stayed at 5v each time. Does that mean the battery is okay?"

It's a12 bolt battery with only 5 volts. What do you think?
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post Aug 6 2014, 12:23 PM
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Yep, your battery is junk! The low readings after charging tell you that. You didn't even need to test the starter. 10 volts after charging 20 hours - bad battery!
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post Aug 6 2014, 07:45 PM
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QUOTE(jcd914 @ Aug 5 2014, 07:16 PM) *

If 10 volts is all you after charging the battery is no good.
Theoretically a fully charged lead acid battery is 13.2 volts (2.2 volts per cell).
You should be near 10 volts while cranking the engine over.
The FI control unit need around 9 volts to function.

Do you have another vehicle you could use to jump start from?

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Great suggestion! Just tried jumping it off my truck and it was the same exact result... Which means either I didn't jump it properly, or the starter is probably the issue.

...maybe I'll try one more time. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Aug 6 2014, 09:07 PM
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HOLY $#!+!!!!!

I jumped it again, this time being especially mindful of the connecting points, and it turned over! Thanks for the suggestion, Jim! At least I know the starter has some life left in it... A new battery is definitely in my future. Anyone have any recommendations? This is like the 4th LAPS battery I've tried over the years, and they keep letting me down.

Now back to the original suggestion of checking the fuel filter after the tank swap.

Please, some kind soul, please put me out of my misery and tell me where the fuel filter is in a 1974 2.0 liter... I have been crawling all around (the car and online) and I still can't find it! Do I need to take something off first? I don't see any "2 bolt plate" anywhere. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) and the Hanes manual picture is too close up for any real reference.

Also, I took the "gravel guard" shield off (don't know what it is actually called) from under the front of the car and I see like 6 inches of tubing hanging out of a hole... Is this normal??? ...or was the recent fuel tank replacement done a bit "below standard?"

Sorry for the bad cell phone pics (the car isn't very high off the ground). Yes those are cobwebs and pine needles, but isn't the original olympic blue beautiful? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Thanks again everybody for the suggestions/advice, I really do appreciate it!

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post Aug 6 2014, 09:44 PM
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Stock fuel pump location on a '74 is back underneath the engine.....look under the car on the passenger side. It is in the corner of the firewall and side of engine bay:

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Some people have theres moved up front to the area to the lower right on the sheetmetal in front of the gas tank. That became stock in '75 but if your car is still stock, it'll be in the back like the photo attached shows it.
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post Aug 7 2014, 11:17 PM
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thank you kind sir.

I will climb back under the car at my next opportunity... I was still looking for it by the gas tank (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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