Re: 1987 4KQ fuel pump relay?

[Huw Powell <human@nh.ultranet.com>]

MHLIGGINS@aol.com wrote:
> 
>         Vehicle:    1987 4KCSQ
>         Symptoms: car is difficult to start. Idle is very rough after
> starting. Engine will not rev beyond idle, it stalls when the accelerator is
> pushed. Sometimes when I feather the throttle I can coax it to rev into the
> 2000 rpm range, but it quickly falls back to the bad idle.  Reason previous
> owner sold the car was that he had been told the fuel distributor was bad.
> The car is supposed to have a relatively new fuel pump.
> 
>         What I've tried: fuel pump distributor was exchanged, fuel filter was
> changed, fuel injectors were changed, timing was rechecked and found correct
> (cam/harmonic balancer/distributor), ECU was changed.
> 
>         If this were a 5K I'd suspect the fuel pump relay, but I can't find
> any reference to one in the relay list on either fuse/relay box. Nor can I
> find any reference in Bentley or Haynes.
>         Does this car have a fuel pump relay? Is so, where is it?

it should be right next to the spare fuses in position #10.

> 
>         Also, any other ideas?

Yeah, the catalytic converter may have busted up and be blocking your
exhaust.

more likely though is the ecu ground on the intake manifold (or the wire
to it) being nfg.

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Huw Powell

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