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Car wont start after sitting a while...need ideas. |
biosurfer1 |
Dec 15 2007, 07:20 PM
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Teener fo Life! Group: Members Posts: 3,020 Joined: 3-August 03 From: Roseville, CA Member No.: 977 Region Association: Northern California |
So after 8 months of sitting, moving to my new house next week got my a$$ in gear to get my 914 back on the road...and now it wont start.
Background Info: Back in April, the 914 went on jackstands to replace the brake calipers and convert the tranny to sideshift. Brakes are now done, and the tranny was rebuilt and installed. I didnt start it for so long because I couldnt get the shift linkage adjusted. I know, bad excuse but with a new job and whatnot, it just got put on the back burner. Anyways, now I want to drive it to the new house so I started going through it and trying to solve the problems. I tried starting it the other night and all it would do is crank very slowly but wouldnt not turn over. After talking with a friend, I found that the tranny ground strap was not installed. I got a new one, cleaned all connections and hooked it up. Now the car will crank like normal, but it will still not start. I went through everything I could think of but nothing helped, so now i'm looking for suggestions on where to go from here. List of what has been checked: accelerator and throttle linkage ok all hoses replaced and connected correctly battery fully charged all grounds cleaned connected correctly AAR recently cleaned out and works plenty of gas in the tank So where do I go from here?? BTW, its a 1971 1.7 with FI. |
KaptKaos |
Dec 15 2007, 07:38 PM
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Family Group: Members Posts: 4,009 Joined: 23-April 03 From: Near Wausau Member No.: 607 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Air, fuel and spark.
Check the air filter, make sure it's not obstructed. Varmints have a way of getting into stuff. Pull and injector and get a small jar, try and kick it over with the injector in the jar. If there is gas, you're probably ok. If not, check the fuel lines and then the fuel pump. Listen to hear if you hear the fuel pump tick on when you click the key to on. Could be a relay to the fuel pump too. Check for spark. Pull a plug wire and see if you get an arc to the tin when you crank. If not, you can also try a timing light to see if it is firing. If not, check the coil. If you are running points, you might need to check points and condenser too. Replace as needed as they are cheap. Lastly, your gas might be gunk. I don't know how long it normally takes to go bad, but it could be. That would also gum up your filters and fuel pump. Others can chime in on that as well. |
The Kelzer |
Dec 15 2007, 08:37 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 8-November 04 From: Waikoloa Hawaii Member No.: 3,077 |
[quote name='KaptKaos' date='Dec 15 2007, 03:38 PM' post='977329']
Air, fuel and spark. Don't forget, compression and accurate and properly timed delivery of said "fuel" and "spark" TK |
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