no longer running

the-dude1 · Post by **the-dude1** » Sun May 13, 2007 3:01 pm

hey guys my 86 gt was running great and the other day it stalled and now it will not start!! the fuel pump is priming :scratch:

p8ntman442 · Post by **p8ntman442** » Sun May 13, 2007 6:08 pm

crank it over, does the tach move? If it dosent your ignition module is fried.

If it does, check to see if you have fuel pressure, There is a schrader valve on the fuel rail next to the thermostat housing, depress the pintle and see if fuel shoots out.

Pull a plug and lay the plug on the strut tower, so it grounds to one of the three strut bolts. reach into the car and crank it over while looking at the plug, do you have spark?

If you have a tach that moves when you crank it, pressure at the fuel rail, and plugs that show spark, and still no start you have a serious problem.

If the tach dosent move, look for a thread by doug chase on replacing the ignition module. It covers the whole thing.

the-dude1 · Post by **the-dude1** » Sun May 13, 2007 8:13 pm

what kind of serious problem are we talking about? i will check those items and post back! it cant be that bad it was just running GREAT but on the other hand we have all seen the crazy shit that happens

Weponhead · Post by **Weponhead** » Sun May 13, 2007 10:38 pm

whos this WE you speak of ..?
do you have A

this could be a problem.

the-dude1 · Post by **the-dude1** » Sun May 13, 2007 11:13 pm

if you dont have anything useful to say why waste your time :flipa:

Series8217 · Post by **Series8217** » Mon May 14, 2007 5:28 am

this belongs in maintenance!

Dirty Sanchez · Post by **Dirty Sanchez** » Mon May 14, 2007 8:47 am

If you can hear your fuel pump running and it isn't making any weird sounds or running intermittently it should be fine. If you don't see your tach moving when you crank the engine over you most likely have a bad igniton module, if it is working then you have a problem with either your ignition coil or the distributor coil. If it isn't the coils then it could be the ECM. As usual, you should always check your fuses first to see if any are blown, then check for faulty components.

p8ntman442 · Post by **p8ntman442** » Mon May 14, 2007 11:54 am

lets not confuse the issue. Do the checks I recomended and get back to us. We can only help you more if you do the above.

the-dude1 · Post by **the-dude1** » Tue May 15, 2007 10:30 am

ok guys i am new to the fiero but i am not new to auto mechanics!! ok that being said well it turns out the sending unit is bad cause it reads 1/4 tank! so i thought i would start really simple and put some more gas in it, and guess what she started right up. so looks like im pulling the tank now! thanks for the advise guys...

Weponhead · Post by **Weponhead** » Tue May 15, 2007 10:49 am

that sending unit will never read perfect even after you R&R it, mine is pretty good but it still has dead spots in it. , the whole design of them is junk.

p8ntman442 · Post by **p8ntman442** » Tue May 15, 2007 11:32 am

p8ntman442 wrote:crank it over, does the tach move? If it dosent your ignition module is fried.

If it does, check to see if you have fuel pressure, There is a schrader valve on the fuel rail next to the thermostat housing, depress the pintle and see if fuel shoots out.

see, all you had to do was 1...2...3... go down the list.

the-dude1 · Post by **the-dude1** » Tue May 15, 2007 12:17 pm

is there any other unit that would work in there? or should i say has anybody tried to put a different one in yet? maybe i will get an extra tank and do some experimenting..