I've got a serious problem
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Car: 1988 Firebird Formula
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Transmission: T5
I've got a serious problem
Alright, so I'm supposed to go on a road trip tomorrow to visit a friend in the hospital.... but, when I went to go start my car today to go get some gas, the f****** thing wouldn't start. I've got no ses light when the key is in the on position, and the fuel pump isn't priming. I've already tried jumping wires with the fuel pump relay off, and that won't do anything. The engine turns over fine, it just never starts up. Does anyone have any suggestions on what they think it might be? I've already done a few searches and couldn't find anything conclusive. Any help is appreciated.
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Re: I've got a serious problem
I am not sure its the problem but worth a try, jump your vats out if you have one. Mine did the same thing I bypassed the vats in mine and no more trouble like that.
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Re: I've got a serious problem
Thanks for the advice, but how exactly would I go about doing that?
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You said you tried jumping the fuel pump wires, and it "wont do anything". Do you mean that it won't turn the fuel pump on?
If jumping the fuel pump doesn't start it, the fuel pump is probably bad.
You can bypass the VATS by putting a resistor of the same value as the key, jumpered across the VATS wires that plug into the ignition switch. There are several threads on this forum about it.
If jumping the fuel pump doesn't start it, the fuel pump is probably bad.
You can bypass the VATS by putting a resistor of the same value as the key, jumpered across the VATS wires that plug into the ignition switch. There are several threads on this forum about it.
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Re: I've got a serious problem
You said you tried jumping the fuel pump wires, and it "wont do anything". Do you mean that it won't turn the fuel pump on?
If jumping the fuel pump doesn't start it, the fuel pump is probably bad.
You can bypass the VATS by putting a resistor of the same value as the key, jumpered across the VATS wires that plug into the ignition switch. There are several threads on this forum about it.
If jumping the fuel pump doesn't start it, the fuel pump is probably bad.
You can bypass the VATS by putting a resistor of the same value as the key, jumpered across the VATS wires that plug into the ignition switch. There are several threads on this forum about it.
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Yes, that's what I meant. If you're jumpering the prime wire, the pump should run. If it's not running, you've got a bad fuel pump, or bad wiring to the pump, or possibly a bad relay.
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