Dead Fuel Pump?

[Sze Hui]

Injector cleaner sounds like a good idea, I'll try it when my 5k leaves the=
 shop.  Shouldn't be a vacuum leak...it just (and I mean JUST) went into th=
e shop to look for a vacuum leak.  Who knows though...

Sze

On Wed, 29 May 2002 17:56:51 -0400 Huw Powell <human747 at attbi.com> wrote:


> Oil change was done about a month ago.  Spark plugs and air filter about =
two weeks.  Have not touched plug wires/distributor cap since taking owners=
hip of the car (last November).  Someone else has suggested a severe igniti=
on miss...but would having to change plug wires and distributor cap cause t=
his much of a problem?

It could, yes. A bad enough cap/rotor could stop it from running, bad
wires ditto. What year and model is your car, btw?

> Besides that, the problem seems to get worse as the amount of fuel in the=
 tank goes down.  Filling the tank with premium helps a bit, but not much.

You could try using some injector cleaner, and dry gas type things a bit
in case you have some crud/contamination in the tank.

But I think your issues lie elsewhere.  Check carefully for vacuum leaks
under the hood, for poor electrical connections, and general
housekeeping stuff like that.

PS I cc'd the list, keep these things on the list, that way everyone
gets the benefit of useful answers, and also can correct any errors...

> > Made a long trip yesterday, and within the first hour, the car started =
to shudder - really badly.  It got to the point where it would start to sha=
ke really badly under any load other than a just barely cracked throttle.  =
It would shut off in traffic at idle.  We managed to restart the car, and l=
imp it to the apartment complex where Dad lives.  It seems like the problem=
 is the fuel pump.  Any suggestions otherwise?
>
> Yeah, it could be almost anything else as well.  How's the old "deferred
> maintenance" going?  Check when all the "routine" stuff was last
> replaced first.

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Huw Powell

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