Tonight I was backing out of a parking spot, and BAM the car just died. I Rolled it forward and tried to started it, NOTHING! The car cranked and cranked would not fire, it did (diesel) when I let it go a few times. The fuel pump is priming the lines but no fuel. I live in Northern IL and it has been cold as hell, if my fuel lines are frozen is that bad and after they warm up will I be OK?

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New,

It is pretty brisk (about -3°F), and my brass monkey is now more of a gelding. Wet fuel might have frozen in the lines, or it's also possible the pump may have quit moving fuel, the filter is plugged, or that your problem is not fuel related at all.

Check for fuel pressure at the Schrader valve on the right fuel rail. Depress the core of the valve and fuel should spray out. If there is fuel present, you might have an ignition problem. Remove the coil wire to check for spark.

And when you go back to check it out, take some starting fluid with you and you'll know for sure. You'll have to remove the intake bellows from the TB to shoot the fluid into the plenum. The other option is to fill a pump oiler with gasoline and prime the plenum through the PCV hose. If the engine doesn't fire with some extra fuel in the plenum, you might have an ignition problem.

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New,

You there? Or frozen to the fuel rail somwhere in the vast expanse?

(Should I have told him NOT to put his tongue on the cold plenum?)

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[This message has been edited by Vader (edited December 13, 2000).]

 

new, hey, im from central illinois, between bloomington and springfield. this cold SUCKS! i have had kind of the same problem. when i go to start it, sometimes it does that. sometimes it doesnt. i havent had a chance to look through stuff yet, but it really sucks. let me know if you find anything out. i think people have stopped looking at my post because ive repeated it so many times. i dont blame them.

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Pat,

What are the exact symptoms, engine specs/year, and what have you done to date?

(Becha we can figure it out...)

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Yes Vader I'm alive, almost got lost in that Bizzard last night. I got the car home hopefully tonight I get a chance to try what you said. ONe other thing, after cranking on it for a few min's there is no smell of fuel I figure I should have flooded it but hope is helps.

[This message has been edited by new87 (edited December 14, 2000).]

 

New,

Try a can of HEET or other gasline anti-freeze. I used to live in Chicago, and it was a regular garage item with me.

Vader, it got down to 18* F here yesterday, and my durned pecker looked like a stack of quarters.

Well, I guess that's better than a stack of dimes.

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Check the "household" aisle for Windex and paper towels.....you may need them soon.

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