

| Subject: | Re: No start |
| From: | Grant Johnson |
| Date: | Thu, 26 May 2016 12:32:07 -0700 |
It's an 88, and I put in a new ignition switch about month ago. It ran fine, then the next morning turned over but no start. There was a rainstorm that night. Don't know if that had anything to do with it or not, but it makes me suspicious of electrical. Fuel pump looked OG so I swapped in the Napa pump for a Ford. That was it's own can of worms, with the fuel tank outlet being 12 mm and the pump inlet being 7......... I'm out of town for a few days, but I'll be digging back into it when I get home. Always something On Thursday, May 26, 2016, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > Sounds like an electrical problem, most likely. But the two things needed > are spark and fuel. > > Check for spark by loosing a plug wire and hold it close to ground, turn > the motor, and watch for a spark. This is the quickest way to test for > spark. If good, next suspect a fueling problem. > > The fuel system holds at 30 psi. Loosen the screw on the "T" where fuel > line splits to fuel the right and left side if the engine. Just watch for > fuel coming out there. If the pump isn't running there won't be much of a > fuel loss. If it if running, there will be continuous pressure that will > cause it to continue to leak steadily. Doesn't take but moments to test > this. If the test indicates the pump is good, look elsewhere for the > problem. > > I will say this. In my experience, the ECU can be alive one minute and > dead the next. If it's dead, you get nothing also. > > John > On May 26, 2016 01:56, "Grant Johnson" <smiley.grant@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','smiley.grant@gmail.com');>> wrote: > > My van was running fine, then the next morning it would turn over and not > start. I didn't hear the fuel pump priming when I turned the key, and > swapping the relays did nothing. Because the fuel pump looked original, I > swapped in a new one, but still no start. And still no sound from the fuel > pump. Where should I look next? > >
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