WON'T START after driving all day, electrical mystery, Help me get back on the road before Monday! |
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WON'T START after driving all day, electrical mystery, Help me get back on the road before Monday! |
Chris Pincetich |
Feb 26 2015, 09:48 PM
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B-) Group: Members Posts: 2,082 Joined: 3-October 05 From: Point Reyes Station, CA Member No.: 4,907 Region Association: Northern California |
So I'm driving home on the twisty roads of West Marin, and my radio cuts out. Then comes back on. Then cuts out. It is wired to the interior light/turn signal circuit if I recall correctly. Turn signals work. NO problems. I get to the Post Office, get my mail, then the car won't start!
Turn key 1) Fuel pump comes on 2) "sound" of something trying to work, possibly starter insides But, no cranking. Nothing. When I release key from start position, I hear a CLICK. I got some help, and push started it. It worked! BUT, it ran like CRAP. On acceleration, it popped and even backfired. Whoa. Hardly any power. Limped it home and now it is parked safely in the driveway. I am so bummed. I have been commuting in the 914, and improving stuff almost every weekend. Just installed a new TPS circuit board, new Optima battery, and cleaned + tightened the battery cables and connections. Ran great this morning!! D-jet, 1.7 TIV. All fuses OK. Checked rear engine fuses too. 13V across battery terminals. Been reading and searching the site for help. Found info on bad ignition switches and places to check for voltage drops. I went through the bad ignition switch last year. Maybe it happened again!! Similar symptoms, but why would it run like crap after I push started it if it was only the switch? That has me baffled. What made it run like crap?!?! AND WHY was my radio acting up? I hate electrical gremlins! D-jet grounds? D-jet "tigger plate" (what't that? TPS?)? Bad CHT? I can dig into this over the weekend. Gots to fix it by Monday! Maybe I should order a new ignition switch now? What else Oh yeah, I have the small "eBay" starter. It's now about 8 years old. How do I "jumper" this starter? Just connect the two terminals? Thanks in advance for any and all help (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
boxstr |
Mar 15 2015, 10:37 PM
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MEMBER:PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION Group: Members Posts: 7,522 Joined: 25-December 02 From: OREGON Member No.: 12 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I had some intermittent, weird electrical gremlins on two different 914 s recently. Found the wiring into the reverse light switch were crispy and the connectors going into the switch looked slightly burned.
Pulled the switches and replaced with new ones. Voila, problem solved. I never would have thought to go there until I crawled under and looked to see the wires looked burned. I couldn't beleive that this would cause the issues that it did. I'm not saying that this is the thing that is going to solve your problem, but it's always worth a try, at least take a look at the wiring. Any way good luck I hope you get it fixed. Craig at CAMP |
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