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Hot start -- dies. Fuel smell; also ABSbrakes... '91 TC
Posted by Bri [Email] (more from Bri) on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:40:30
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Hi,
My car doesn't like to stay running after it's been driven a while. Actually, it will start but then immediately die. On the second or later try, it will stay running, especially if I blip the gas a bit.
There is also a fuel smell inside the car when driving, not coming from the trunk area I don't think. I'm not sure if that's related or not to the dying.
I suspect maybe the water (NTC) sensor [which I'm waiting on in the mail as I replace those whenever I get a new car anyway], but also could it be the fuel pressure regulator? I believe the car didn't see much action in the winters, so maybe the FPR didn't like that?
Also: the brake pedal seems rather stiff. I hit the brake pedal a couple times to see how many times it would take before setting off the ABS light. Only 3 times! So, that means the accumulator is shot, yeah? I found other threads directing me to the source for the equivalent GM part (cheaper).
(Waiting on the Bentley manual now... had to order it as I sold mine when I sold my last 900... should have known better)
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