Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 03:07:22 GMT From: "Chip Thompson" <chip_tnopsamll.net> Subject: PING Glenn, Danny and Dave W Re: Help with Ignition prob
Thanks for your reponses guys. I fixed it this evening. I still don't know EXACTLY what caused the problem, but I went ahead and bought a new cap and rotor and came home to troubleshoot. Spark from main, and also at the plugs, so it wasn't ignition (although for the life of me I couldn't imagine why the tach quit). Checked that all grounds were solid, volt meter showed proper voltage at all points between dist and Hall sensor and ICU. Continuity and resistance also checked in spec. Still no start. Plug on dist where Hall effect doo hickey (technical term) plugs in was deteriorating, so I unplugged it and soldered new leads on it, plugged it back in, checked for continuity, and siliconed my new wiring job for water fastness. Still no start, so I started thinking fuel (good call, Danny). Shot a couple of squirts of ether in the intake, fired right up, then died when ether was used up. Before I siphoned 12 gallons of gas out and replaced the pump, I checked vacuum lines on intake and to the FPR - guess what, one was cracked BAAADDD. Replaced it, still no start, so I went to the fuses, everything LOOKED okay, but I replaced the fuel pump fuse anyway, praying that if it wasn't that, it was at least the pump and not the relay. Voila, car started fine, ran for 5 minutes, and I took it for a spin around the block. AND the tach worked. Must have been a combo fuel pump fuse / Hall effect sensor connection problem. Here's hoping it starts tomorrow morning so I can catch my 5:55 am plane to Omaha! Thanks for the suggestions! Chip 85 900 T 16V 173K miles
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