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died,won't start 700 1989

Still not running,but have not had much time to devote to it.Here's the situation:driving along at hiway speed,car dies and will not restart but turns steadily and even teases as if it MIGHT start for a second sometimes.No power is getting to the pump,the relays and fuses have all been changed/checked.The codes were run and came back 111.The latest twist is than when we ran 12volts directly to the fuel pump and turned it over the car started immediately and ran as long as the power was applied...does this point to the computer?Don't happen to have good one laying around to plug in...any help appreciated.








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    Re: died,won't start 700 1989

    From what you've said at least one of the LH relays are working. One of the relays powers the 'system', including the fuel injectors. If you have +BAT going to the orange wire on the injector with the ignition on (which you do) the power has made it through the ignition key, the 25A fuse and one of the dual relays (that the LH computer has activated).

    The hot contact of the second relay, the fuel pump relay, get its power from the output of the system relay. The fuel pump relay coil is driven directly by the LH computer. When the ignition is first turned on, the LH immediately activates the fuel pump relay to prime the fuel system. If no engine pulses have been seen in any 3 second period (therefore the engine flywheel is not turning), the LH deactivates the relay as a safety precaution. You are getting proper crank pulses from the ignition computer since you say the engine will eventually run, so that is not the problem.

    Take the cover off the dual relay and observe what happens when you turn the ignition on. Both relays should come, and one will drop out after the 3 second timeout. If they do, it sounds like the LH computer is doing its job and the problem rests in the relay itself or the wiring from the relay to the pump.

    If one never comes on, try activating that relay contact manually; the pump SHOULD RUN. If it runs that means the relay contacts, the power feed from the system relay and the wiring from the pump are all intact. If the pump still doesn't run, the only questions remaining would be the power feed from the system relay, the relay coil itself or the relay driver in the LH.

    BTW - don't getted too comfortable driving around with a hotwired fuel pump!

    Cheers.








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    replace rf and fuel pump relays. 700 1989

    or you can cheap out and try to resolder them.

    I'd slap in new ones and resolder the old ones and keep as spares. Faster.

    It's time.







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