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Hans E. Hansen (4re_gt4)
Junior Member
Username: 4re_gt4
Post Number: 160
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Friday, September 06, 2002 - 6:38 pm: | |
I'm not a 328 guy, but I *heard* that these cars needed to crank at 50rpm (if I remember correctly), else the FI won't let it start.
Let's label this hearsay, but may be worth checking out. |
TomD (Tifosi)
Intermediate Member
Username: Tifosi
Post Number: 1235
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Friday, September 06, 2002 - 8:23 am: | |
bad gas can be a problem |
Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator
Username: Rob328gts
Post Number: 2057
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Friday, September 06, 2002 - 8:15 am: | |
or just bad gas? if gas sits in my race car longer than 3-4 months, I replace it. |
Lawrence Coppari (Lawrence)
Junior Member
Username: Lawrence
Post Number: 240
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Friday, September 06, 2002 - 6:11 am: | |
Is your engine cranking faster than usual?
Is it possible you have water in your gas tank?
When was your fuel filter changed?
Take a plug out and see if it is wet. |
cory mitchell (Mitch328)
New member
Username: Mitch328
Post Number: 35
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 5:24 pm: | |
That was the first thing I checked. I changed them two years/8,000 miles ago. |
Brian stewart (Eurocardoc)
Member
Username: Eurocardoc
Post Number: 366
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, September 01, 2002 - 9:35 pm: | |
umm, are you sure that the timing belts are intact? |
cory mitchell (Mitch328)
New member
Username: Mitch328
Post Number: 33
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, September 01, 2002 - 7:33 pm: | |
Let's start from the beginning. Last winter I started the beast to let it run a bit and all was fine for the first five minutes. Next thing it starts bogging down, lights dimming and then finally died. I had the alternator checked and it was fine but I had it gone through anyway. Now what I notice is that the solenoid in the cold start injector clicks every ten seconds with the key in the on position. It is spraying while I'm cranking the engine and then backfiring in either direction. Could the thermo time switch have gone bad and flooded the car to begin with. No sputtering or rumble of any kind. Just the starter spinning like mad and oil pressure building. It won't even fire off with the electrical connector disconected. Also can the fuel pressure be tested just at the distributor without tying in to the warm up regulator? |