5ktq accel problems - and now some starting problems

[james accordino]

Good call on the burned contacts.  I've seen this a
few times, primarily fuel pump and main radiator fan.
A failing fan motor smoked my relay last year and
after swapping to a 22k 7 blade variety and replacing
the relay I've had no further problems.  The rad. fan
is now also VERY quiet, unlike the 747 on take-off the
old one sounded like.

Jim Accordino

--- ricematthews <ricematthews at msn.com> wrote:
> Just a thought, but as stupid as it sounds, you may
> just have a corroded,
> dirty or partially melted connection at the fuse.
> Repeatedly removing and
> re-inserting the fuse will just work to clean the
> connection until a good
> contact is finally made.  It may work for a few
> weeks until the corrosion
> worsens again.
>
> If you suspect this as a possible problem,
> thoroughly clean the connection
> and use dialectic grease to keep the connection
> clean and corrosion free.
>
> If it is partially melted, you may want to determine
> why (how much current
> is running, etc.) before putting things back
> together.
>
>
> >I wrote a couple of days ago about my '88 5000
> >stumbling upon accelration. Got many good ideas,
> none
> >of which i've tried because its TOO COLD. in the
> >meantime, my starting problem has returned.
> >
> >I goes like this: If it doesn't start immediately,
> its
> >not gonna start. Unless i do the following: turn
> >ignition on, insert fuse in fuel pump relay, remove
> >fuse, reinsert, remove fuse and insert for a third
> >time. By now the fuel pump should be running (but
> not
> >always - this is probably a clue). If fuel pump is
> >running, it will now start - at least 99% of the
> time.
> >It will go for weeks starting fine, and then revert
> to
> >the above described condition for a few days.
> >
> >Once it starts ,it may or may not run well
> (reference
> >earlier problem with acceleration). All in all,
> kind
> >of annoying, but i love this car, so i put up with
> it.
> >
> >could a bad fuel pumprelay be at the root of both
> of
> >these problems? Once again, thanks in advance for
> your input
> >
>
>


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