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1993 Rex Regina with a 1995 LH engine, no start update.
The starting fluid test failed with the down pipe plug out.. Good spark, fully charged battery, but no start after several tries. http://brickboard.com/RWD/index.htm?id=738618&show_all=1
Considering this is a 1995 engine, and assuming it had Bosch LH, I was comparing my LH cars to the Rex/Regina and noticed that the fuel system on the 1993 with Rex /Regina did have the correct fuel injectors, blue, but likely the incorrect FP Regulator. The part number of the Bosch FP Regulator is 0 280 160 294, the same part number as the one on the LH cars and on FCP Groton’s site. According to FCPG the correct OEM part is (non Bosch?) 6842410. Am I on to something, Rex/Regina owners? Could this be the reason I am getting 17MPG instead of my normal 24-26MPG when the car was running?
I took off the fuel filler cap and listened to the pump. There is a nice sound to the pump except for a gurgling sound, a bubbling sound like blowing through a straw, not present on the other cars. Approximately 12 gallons in the fuel tank. Is this the problem that Chris Herbst mentioned? I am getting some fuel into the engine but I don’t know how much.
From Chris Herbst: “Another possibility is that the in-tank pump busted it's hose between pump and top of tank. That really ruins the pressure, but sometimes doesn't affect the volume if you only do a fuel flow sight test with an open rail or something. (I can't remember the configuration of the Regina pump offhand, but I think I remember it as having a vulnerable hose in the location described.”
To sum it up, here are two possibilities, poor gas mileage due to the incorrect FP Regulator and little fuel due to an in tank hose problem or just a bad fuel pump.
New crank sensor installed
Exchanged FPR and fuel injector relay
New fuel filter and air cleaner
No codes
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Tom F Three 940s. Lien holder on two more (the kid's). Rust in pieces, '78 245
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