Latest update. If I spray carb cleaner into the intake tract it runs. I
also tried ANOTHER CAS. It dies when the spray is stopped.

Eric

On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 5:00 PM, Eric McCord <[email protected]>wrote:

> I have both, but the Data Link Lab expired. I used it for another issue
> and then didn't purchase. I have since purchased it but have not received
> my key code yet.
>
> RPM changes on the keypad as well as INJ. I have +12 and ground at the MAP
> box with the key on.
>
> I have also tried it with the F/P to GND in the Diagnostic connector which
> keeps the pump on and I get the same symptoms.
>
> I just swapped out the connector at the CAS because one of the wires
> looked iffy, but no change.
>
> Eric
>
> On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 8:20 PM, Ray <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>   Do you have a keypad or datalogger?  If so, do all of the sensor
>> readings look normal at key-on before cranking?  Do RPM and MAP values
>> change as expected and do the injector pulse width & ign advance look
>> normal during the brief run that you do get?  Do you have gnd and +12v
>> power at the MAP box when the key is on?
>>
>> Since the engine fires briefly but doesn’t continue to run even with the
>> fuel pump jumpered to stay on, I’d guess that the plugs are firing, and the
>> initial start is fueled by prime fuel but the ECU thinks that there is high
>> manifold vacuum or high coolant temp and isn’t supplying enough fuel to
>> continue running ... or maybe the fuel map in the ECU got hosed somehow.
>> The FP shutting off when the starter isn’t running says that something is
>> wrong with the MAP box or connections to it.  Normally the ECU turns that
>> transistor on in the map box to keep the FP relay energized as soon as it
>> senses RPM > 60.
>>   *From:* Eric McCord <[email protected]>
>> *Sent:* Friday, July 13, 2012 11:39 AM
>> *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]>
>> *Cc:* [email protected]
>> *Subject:* Re: '91 fires, won't stay on...
>>
>>  Swapped out both the ignition switch and CAS. No change. I have only
>> used the Link. I also swapped out the fuel pump before purchasing a fuel
>> pressure guage. I am getting 40 psi at the rail at all times with the key
>> on. It is not looking like it is fuel related.
>>
>> Eric
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 2:35 PM, [email protected] 
>> <[email protected]>wrote:
>>
>>> A long shot here, but  it may be that the ignition switch is faulty,
>>> allowing to to start the car and then losing electrical contact, or perhaps
>>> the current from the ignition to the CAS has been interrupted.  WAIT!  You
>>> are using the Link now, but did you EVER use another method of engine
>>> management?  Did you use an MSD?  I recall long ago having a problem
>>> develop after I upgraded from the Bell Sys II to full FM II spec with link,
>>> and it turned out that old wiring for the MSD unit had developed a short
>>> (or some problem... was years ago!)
>>>
>>> LGO
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Eric McCord <[email protected]>
>>> To: Mark Phillips <[email protected]>
>>> Cc: miatapower <[email protected]>
>>>  Sent: Fri, Jul 13, 2012 11:54 am
>>> Subject: Re: '91 fires, won't stay on...
>>>
>>> No luck. I just replaced that transistor and it is still doing the same
>>> thing.
>>>
>>> Eric
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 10:41 AM, Eric McCord 
>>> <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am off to the Shack.
>>>>
>>>> Eric
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 10:39 AM, Mark Phillips <
>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Yes.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 07/13/2012 10:28 AM, Eric McCord wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> on yours it was T2? Did you just replace the transistor to get it back
>>>>> up and running?
>>>>>
>>>>> Eric
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 10:25 AM, Mark Phillips <
>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> The relay has 12 volts applied to one side of the coil with the
>>>>>> ignition on. When you jump F/P to GND you are taking the other side of 
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> relay coil straight to ground bypassing the transistor. Normally the
>>>>>> transistor performs this grounding function (sinking current). T2 also
>>>>>> interacts with other circuity in the MAF box.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This happened to me about 4-5 years ago on my '92.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mark
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 07/13/2012 10:00 AM, Eric McCord wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> When I jump out the F/P to GND the pump stays on but I still have the
>>>>>> same symptoms. If that transistor drives the relay but I jump it out 
>>>>>> should
>>>>>> that not run?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Eric
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 9:54 AM, Mark Phillips <
>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Eric,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I sent this out earlier but didn't see it repost. I apologize if its
>>>>>>> a repeat.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There is a transistor in the Link box that replaces the AFM;  it
>>>>>>> drives the fuel pump relay. It is an NPN transistor, is marked "T2" and 
>>>>>>> may
>>>>>>> have failed. About $1.50 and a soldering iron to replace.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mark Phillips
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 07/13/2012 09:40 AM, Eric McCord wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I just swapped out the CAS and same symptoms. If it's a bad MAF box
>>>>>>> where can I get one of those? Since my Baja went down the Miata has 
>>>>>>> been my
>>>>>>> only transportation and Kaitlyn and I are leaving in a week and a half 
>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>> the dragon and our road trip.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Eric
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 9:18 AM, Ray <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>   Can also be that one of the two signals from the CAS is not
>>>>>>>> there.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  *From:* Eric McCord <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, July 12, 2012 6:21 PM
>>>>>>>> *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>> *Cc:* [email protected]
>>>>>>>>  *Subject:* Re: '91 fires, won't stay on...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  Just checked that connector. It looked fine, I reseated it and
>>>>>>>> still have the same symptoms.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Eric
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 9:07 PM, [email protected] <
>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Have you checked the manifold pressure connection (heck! I think
>>>>>>>>> that's what its called - I can't remember!) ?   If it comes loose, it 
>>>>>>>>> may
>>>>>>>>> begin to fire and then die.  On mine its the small box with the 
>>>>>>>>> AFM-like
>>>>>>>>> connector (multi-pin) on the driver's side.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> LGO
>>>>>>>>>
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