Won't start/then starts fine!? Trouble codes inside
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Car: 1986 IROC-Z28 & 1987 GTA
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Won't start/then starts fine!? Trouble codes inside
So I'm at a stop sign & it dies on me, I tried to start it up but it just was'nt gonna happen.
I push back to my house. Luckily I was only a few feet away from my drive way. I let it rest for about 20min then it cranks up fine. I shut it down gvie it 10min. It cranks up fine.
1)I don't hear the fuel pump priming anymore.
2)Service Engine Soon light came on
I took a video, of the sequence its sending out. I'm not sure I understand how to read it. Can someone please help me decode it? Let me know if I need to take another video & let it run longer.
Thanks
BTW car is an all stock 1986 camaro
I push back to my house. Luckily I was only a few feet away from my drive way. I let it rest for about 20min then it cranks up fine. I shut it down gvie it 10min. It cranks up fine.
1)I don't hear the fuel pump priming anymore.
2)Service Engine Soon light came on
I took a video, of the sequence its sending out. I'm not sure I understand how to read it. Can someone please help me decode it? Let me know if I need to take another video & let it run longer.
Thanks
BTW car is an all stock 1986 camaro
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Car: 1967 Camaro, 91 z28
Engine: Lb9
Transmission: M20
Axle/Gears: J65 pbr on stock posi 10bolt
Re: Won't start/then starts fine!? Trouble codes inside
Code 54- The ecm monitors the voltage on the fuel pump circuit. If it sees a voltage of less than 2V for about 2 seconds, this code will be set. This can be set by a faulty charging system, but the most likely cause is either a loose or corroded connection in the fuel pump circuit.
Start bye unplugging and looking at the fuel pump relay connections.
Start bye unplugging and looking at the fuel pump relay connections.
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Re: Won't start/then starts fine!? Trouble codes inside
Thanks. for the quick reponse, I'll do this & keep you posted.
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Re: Won't start/then starts fine!? Trouble codes inside

It maybe the broken one just laying there. The wire colors will be
black = ground
orange = battery = 12v+ always
grey = wire out to fuel pump (on some cars this wire is tan with white stripe)
green/white = signal wire from ECM
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Re: Won't start/then starts fine!? Trouble codes inside
The wires on the broken one are. Blue/blk/Orange/Orange.
The other relays at that location have 5 wires hooked into them. So would I be correct in assuming that it has to be the broken one since its the only one with 4 wires hooked into it?
The other relays at that location have 5 wires hooked into them. So would I be correct in assuming that it has to be the broken one since its the only one with 4 wires hooked into it?
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Re: Won't start/then starts fine!? Trouble codes inside
I went ahead and replaced that relay. SES light went away. Hopefully it was the relay on the way out & not a bad connection/loose connection. Looks like it'd be helling tracking it...........
Only time will tell.
Only time will tell.
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