littlegto Posted December 6, 2007 Author Share Posted December 6, 2007 Have you met my stalker that always has pictures? :-p nipper Awesome. A pic is worth a thousand words. I was just telling my coworker how great this site is. Maybe someday you guys can fix the car for me through virtual reality. If I can't get a CEL, and I have to start looking at these sensors and such, I assume I'll start with the least costly...how much for the CTS and for the regulator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Gte yourself the haynes manual first, lets not start blindly replacing parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine73 Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Right on, 'throwing parts at it' is typically the most expensive and often most time consuming, and frustrating way to go, especially on a problem like this that could have many different causes. Step one is some good old troubleshooting. But since you asked, the ECTS is about $30 I think for the OEM part I don't remember for sure (note there is another sensor right next to the ECTS - which is the CTS but that is for the temp gauge). OEM FPR is about $100 I think it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlegto Posted December 7, 2007 Author Share Posted December 7, 2007 Gte yourself the haynes manual first, lets not start blindly replacing parts Well I went home last night after work and a friend helped me push the car in the garage and I it started right up and I ran it for a couple of minutes and revved it up...worked fine. This a.m. I started it and it died again instantly and would not restart........I don't get it. I never had a CEL last night when it was running. After sitting outside all day yesterday and starting, I think I can rule out a frozen fuel line. I thought last night that maybe it was something in the fuel line that worked its way through but then this morning I am back to the same problem. What to do next? I would think that the fuel pump is ok now too. Does this sound like a CTS problem? If it is not showing a CEL and I get it scoped, will it let me know the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheYeti Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 My bet is on the fuel filter. Don behaved the exact same way last winter... start then die, then no start. I replaced the fuel filter and I haven't had a problem with him since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nipper Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 This is sounding like either a CTS problem or a cam/crank position issue. Get the haynes book and it will tell you how to test each item. I would test them after the car stalls. If you have no spark (easy pull a plug wire) then its the crank sensor. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine73 Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Did someone say cam/crank position? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Did someone say cam/crank position? I want him to buy the Haynes book first show off nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine73 Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Did someone say Haynes book? sorry...couldn't resist... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Did someone say Haynes book? sorry...couldn't resist... i'm taking your lump of coal back to the mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine73 Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 What!? I just got it back.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheYeti Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 It may also be the Fenuder valve.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlegto Posted December 12, 2007 Author Share Posted December 12, 2007 Well thank you all for your help. It turned out that my no start/stall issue was the fuel filter. I put the new one in and it now runs like a charm. This site is the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Well thank you all for your help. It turned out that my no start/stall issue was the fuel filter. I put the new one in and it now runs like a charm. This site is the best. Told ya it wasnt the pump nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryb52 Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 My '92 legacy had a fuel pump go out with similar symptoms. It would start sometimes and not start others. Let it sit and it starts up an hour later. Finally it didn't start and hed the pump replaced. No problems after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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