It could be just one of the two pumps is bad. Maybe enough to get the system pressurized for a start but not enough to keep it going. Which pump is it that does the initial pressurization, the transfer or the main?
-Pat On May 19, 2012, at 9:33 AM, Steven Arguello wrote: > After it starting it all winter. I put in fresh gas (tank was empty). Jumped > the battery, it started 1st try, idled a little rough for about 4 seconds > then died. 2nd time same thing. It idle was smoother. Ever since, it'll run > perfectly for less than 5 secs and die no matter how much throttle input. > I've never messed with the fuel pumps except for that keep alive wire from > the coil coming loose. > I hear the pump come on when I key the ignition, after the engine quits, the > pump runs for another second. > Any ideas? > Also power steering reservoir's dry. No leaks on the floor. Does that stuff > evaporate? > > > On May 18, 2012, at 1:29 PM, Chad Rebuck <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey Larry - did you get the car running? > > On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 11:59 PM, Les Noriel <[email protected]> wrote: >> If the gas in the tank is older than 3 months, I'd change it. The >> oxygenation used in commercial gasoline goes bad quickly. >> >> -Les >> On Apr 30, 2012, at 5:31 PM, Jack Simon wrote: >> >>> That's easy enough to determine, take the filler cap off and sniff at the >>> opening. If you smell what you think is turpentine, you've got a load of >>> bad gas and it ain't ever gonna start!!! >>> >>> On 30 Apr 2012, at 20:24, Chad Rebuck wrote: >>> >>> If gas was in the tank for a while it may be worthwhile to replace it >>> with fresh gas. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> a2-16v-list mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list >> >> _______________________________________________ >> a2-16v-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list _______________________________________________ a2-16v-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list
