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Subject:Re: Still weird quitting problem
From:Jim Felder
Date:Mon, 11 Dec 2006 14:31:45 -0600

Malcolm,

The pump seems to be functioning OK. I haven't pressure tested it,
but even when the car won't start at all, I can hear the pump power
up after switching the ignition on.

Not that it means anything, but both pump and filter were replaced
about 15K miles ago.

Jim

On Dec 11, 2006, at 1:36 PM, Malcolm Stebbins wrote:

> When my van did this, it was an intermitent failure of the fuel
> pump. It would run long enough to
> get about a mile, the fail.
>  Next time your van fails listen for the fuel pump.
> Just a thought, and I hope that I dont send you off looking in the
> wrong direction.  m
>
>
> --- Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET> wrote:
>> But, a mile and a half from home, it quit again. This time I pulled
>> over and cranked it a few times and it started up and drove another
>> half mile to the store, then drove home without incident.
>>
>> ???
>
>
>
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