| Subject: | Re: Real time help needed |
| From: | OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET> |
| Date: | Sun, 29 Mar 2020 11:49:31 -0600 |
No time now to read all to see what You have checked > Just will ask if
You have checked to see if Battery has @Least Full Voltage ~ Had similar hap'
once & it turned out to be Shorted Cell so there was still plenty of Juice to Crank
but Not Enough Volts to make ECU Happy ~
On 29 Mar , 2020, at 10:26 AM, Alistair Bell wrote:
> Dan,
>
> The box that has the two relays? Fuel pump and ecu relays?
>
> I did swap relays and felt for them clicking when I inserted them with ign on. Being alone that’s the way I had to do it . Fuel pump does hum on start, as does the idle air valve .
>
> But I’ll check the wires to those relays again today. And the black wire from coil to ecu.
>
> Thanks
>
> Alistair
>
>> On Mar 29, 2020, at 8:56 AM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I am not sure if this help but you may want to try. Similar situation happened to me on a long trip... stop for gas and the engine didn't start, it cranked strong. Pish the van on the side and called a mechanic.. he can't come till next day because he's busy.
>> So I went to the engine bay and check all the connections. Finally found this:
>> - on the black box that sits on top of the coil, there's one large wire loom and one small one
>> - disconnect the small one, clean the connector and reconnect.
>> try it.
>>
>>> On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 5:20 PM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>> No spare ecu.
>>>
>>> There is absolutely no gas smell from tail pipe after all the cranking. I’d imagine I would smell some.
>>>
>>> But I’m sure I hear the pump come on and shut off as usual when ign on.
>>>
>>> Tomorrow I’ll make sure I have fuel at least to the injectors
>>>
>>> Being one man here and no remote start, fiddling on the engine while cranking ain’t gonna happen today
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Alistair
>>>