Won't start - fuel pump again?
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Car: 1989 Trans Am
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Won't start - fuel pump again?
This is on a 1989 Trans Am 350 tpi
I started the car up and it was idling fine, and while I was messing with the radio it just died suddenly. I started it again and it sounded like it was running for a couple of seconds then it died again. I kept trying to start it and the engine would turn over a little bit until finally it wouldn't start at all and I was just cranking the starter. I was running slightly low on gas, but still had around a quarter tank or so. I figure the fuel pump went out, but I just replaced it a year ago, when I ran out of gas (I know it was dumb), so it seems weird that it would be failing now. I have heard that you can apply 12 volts to the G terminal on the ALDL and it will directly power the fuel pump, so I will try that tomorrow. Is there anything else that could cause the car to die suddenly like this? Any ideas or help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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I started the car up and it was idling fine, and while I was messing with the radio it just died suddenly. I started it again and it sounded like it was running for a couple of seconds then it died again. I kept trying to start it and the engine would turn over a little bit until finally it wouldn't start at all and I was just cranking the starter. I was running slightly low on gas, but still had around a quarter tank or so. I figure the fuel pump went out, but I just replaced it a year ago, when I ran out of gas (I know it was dumb), so it seems weird that it would be failing now. I have heard that you can apply 12 volts to the G terminal on the ALDL and it will directly power the fuel pump, so I will try that tomorrow. Is there anything else that could cause the car to die suddenly like this? Any ideas or help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Chris
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Running low may have allowed the pump to slug the filter with whatever debris may have been floating or settled in the tank. A good pump and bad filter will also result in no fuel.
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Car: 89 jaguar xjs convertable
Engine: 89 L98 5.7 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.23 dana 44
What brand of pump? I quit installing aftermarket (non GM or bosch pumps) for this exact reason. The cheap aftermarket pupms take a dump in a year or less. Way to hard to change to chance a cheap pump failure IMO.
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Car: 1998 Volvo S70
Engine: B5254S Engine
Transmission: Automatic
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I am having the same problem with my car...I made a thread about it and no one responded to me.
I wanna believe it my fuel pump on me too, because when I took my car up for a trip up a mountain yesterday I stopped by a side parking lot to take alook at the view and my car started but died immediately after.
I wanna believe it my fuel pump on me too, because when I took my car up for a trip up a mountain yesterday I stopped by a side parking lot to take alook at the view and my car started but died immediately after.
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Car: 1989 Trans Am
Engine: l98
Transmission: 700 R4
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt with 3.23s
Well I applied 12 volts to the G terminal on the ALDL, and I could hear the fuel pump going, although it did sound kind of weak. Then I took out a spark plug and attached it to its wire and held it against the engine block while my brother cranked it, and I couldn't see any spark - so I guess this is my problem, no spark. Is this most likely something in the distributor? Thanks
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Car: 1991 camaro RS
Engine: 350,vortech heads,zz4 cam,3:73 posi trac,edelbrock carb,wiend stealth intake,raven mufflers,hooker supercomp shorty headers and y-pipe.
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Yeah, it most likely a ignition problem. When you heard your pump switch on, did it sound like a high pitched sound?
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Car: 1992 RS
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A Bad Oil Pressure Sending Unit will keep a pump from running - the pump gets electricity directly from battery through the OPSU - it's a $28 easy replaced part to try BEFORE taking the hours to replace FP.
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