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Old May 13, 2013 | 09:59 AM
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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


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Old May 13, 2013 | 10:07 AM
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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.
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Old May 13, 2013 | 10:12 AM
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Thanks. for the quick reponse, I'll do this & keep you posted.
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Old May 13, 2013 | 12:32 PM
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Which one is it?
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Old May 13, 2013 | 01:52 PM
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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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Old May 13, 2013 | 02:02 PM
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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?
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Old May 13, 2013 | 05:39 PM
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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.
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