Fuel pressure is lower on a fuel injection car than with carburetor I
On 3/1/2024 12:00 pm, helper wrote:
Fuel pressure is lower on a fuel injection car than with carburetor I
This first sentence is total bullshit so ...
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When engine quits and won't start, try putting a little gas in throttle
body and put air filter back on (to avoid fire), then try starting to
see if it runs for a few seconds.-a That might be good test to know it
isn't getting fuel during those situations.-a Sometimes hard to know if
fuel or electrical is problem.
-a I think my 93 sonoma was acting up, cutting out at times a few years ago, recalling as you mentioned fuel pressure. Someone told me that fuel pumps go out gradually, used to be easy to replace too.-a The in-tank variety can be hard to get to.-a A van might have a cover on the van
floor to access the top of the tank, and even allow you to remove the
pump assembly from the top of tank--a ring that turns unlocks some tabs
and then pump assembly lifts out, that part fairly easy.-a New pump fixed
my cutting out, cost about $70 online. -a-a-a When stumped, I go to a
repair shop and get estimate how much to diagnose problem.-a They used to
do that for around $100.-a Then fix it yourself from their advice.-a They have better equipment and are used to solving mysteries.
helper wrote:
When engine quits and won't start, try putting a little
gas in throttle body and put air filter back on (to avoid
fire), then try starting to see if it runs for a few
seconds.-a That might be good test to know it isn't getting
fuel during those situations.-a Sometimes hard to know if
fuel or electrical is problem.
-a-a I think my 93 sonoma was acting up, cutting out at
times a few years ago, recalling as you mentioned fuel
pressure. Someone told me that fuel pumps go out
gradually, used to be easy to replace too.-a The in-tank
variety can be hard to get to.-a A van might have a cover
on the van floor to access the top of the tank, and even
allow you to remove the pump assembly from the top of
tank--a ring that turns unlocks some tabs and then pump
assembly lifts out, that part fairly easy.-a New pump fixed
my cutting out, cost about $70 online. -a-a-a When stumped, I
go to a repair shop and get estimate how much to diagnose
problem.-a They used to do that for around $100.-a Then fix
it yourself from their advice.-a They have better equipment
and are used to solving mysteries.
The original post is 19 years old.-a It's unlikely that the
OP is still driving his 30 year old Astro.-a Metal fatigue
would have broken it in half about 10 years ago.
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