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Starting Problem[200/1987] posted by Bob Chesnavich on
Monday, 23 November 1998, at 5:41 a.m.
Hi,
Had a problem last week and was wondering if it's a common/well known one. Drove to work one morning, no problem, dry weather. It turned into a rainy, windy day. Didn't try starting the car for 12 hours(long day). Upon leaving, car wouldn't start. Had spark from coil, didn't seem to be geting fuel. Too dark & cold to do anything else, so hitched a ride home. Went to the car next day, and started right up! Can someone give me a a list of things to check? Not sure if it's related, but with the colder weather, noticed slow accel for first 5 minutes or so. Thanks for the help!
Bob 87 240 137,000
Re: Starting Problem[200/1987] posted by Don Foster on
Monday, 23 November 1998, at 6:39 a.m.
Bob --
Sure sounds like a classic case of "fuel pump relayitis" to me. Replace it (cost about 40 bucks) or resolder it (cost 0 bucks).
On your car, the fuel pump relay is a white plastic box, about 1" by 1.5" by 1.5" clipped to the inside of the firewall, passenger's side. Drop the felt kick pad and look behind the glove box, just about where a tall passemger would put his/her feet.
Remove and unplug the relay -- pop the plastic cover off, and examine the backside of the printed circuit board with a magnifying glass. You'll probably see tiny, hairline cracks around some of the solder connections.
Resolder the entire board, taking care to avoid solder bridges between adjacent traces. You may need extra heat for the larger solder joints -- I use a solder gun for these.
I've resoldered dozens of these guys, and they all worked fine.
BTW, same story for intermittent OD relays, w/w relays, etc. There's a bunch in your car.
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