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Well, we started our engine for the first time on friday and have been troubleshooting a fuel problem ever since.
First the fuel pump was not running with the ignition turned on. So just to make sure everything was working, we ran a hot wire directly from the battery to the fuel pump. We fired the engine and it ran beautifully before we shut it off after about 15 seconds to try and fix the fuel system.
We ended up noticing that we had incorrectly connected the inertia cut-off switch, preventing the fuel pump from getting 12.5 volts at ignition. So the fuel pump now runs, pressurizes, and then shuts off after about 1 second. But now when we start the engine, it starts fine, runs for about 2 seconds and stalls. Before we start problem solving tomorrow, any ideas as to what may be wrong here?
As always, any advice is greatly appreciated.
[ October 07, 2002, 12:50 AM: Message edited by: Max Thompson ]
First the fuel pump was not running with the ignition turned on. So just to make sure everything was working, we ran a hot wire directly from the battery to the fuel pump. We fired the engine and it ran beautifully before we shut it off after about 15 seconds to try and fix the fuel system.
We ended up noticing that we had incorrectly connected the inertia cut-off switch, preventing the fuel pump from getting 12.5 volts at ignition. So the fuel pump now runs, pressurizes, and then shuts off after about 1 second. But now when we start the engine, it starts fine, runs for about 2 seconds and stalls. Before we start problem solving tomorrow, any ideas as to what may be wrong here?
As always, any advice is greatly appreciated.
[ October 07, 2002, 12:50 AM: Message edited by: Max Thompson ]