I'm back and it's still sitting in my garage...

Joe Colella · 2007-12-07T17:32:09+00:00

So, I have taken most of your advice and I am still stationary... Thesituation is my 93 GT ran well Friday night, but Saturday morning it wouldnot start and this is what I have done... Any and all advice,suggestions and prayers will be greatly appreciated!!!Am I getting a spark... Yes, at the two plugs I checked and when Isprayed a lot of starter fluid into the open throttle body it ran at a highidle for about 2 seconds.Am I getting fuel... Not sure, but fuel pressure is 40 PSI (withinspecification) at the Schrader valve.Do I have bad gas... No. I siphoned about a gallon of gas into a big oldglass jar and did not see any beads of water at the bottom of the jar.Pushing the peddle to the floor... Didn't help: I tried pushing thepeddle to the floor while cranking the engine and it had no effect.Do I have a bad fuel filter... Changed it.Do I have a bad fuel pump... When I tried to extract some fault codesfrom the ECM by following the directions from myCheck Engine light lit dimly, I heard the fuel pump start, I did not hearany electronic clicks and after 1.5 minutes, the fuel pump was stillrunning. (I checked my STI-to-negative terminal connection and tried itagain with the exact same results???Do I have a bad TFI module... Not the problem; I removed the TFI moduleand confirmed all of the resistances are within specification.Checking TFI module for ground and signal... How?Do I have a bad MAF; unplugging the MAF... Didn't help: I unplugged theMAF and tried starting the car normally and with a lot of starter fluid downthe throttle body. In both cases the car behaved just like it did when theMAF was plugged in.Do I have a bad MAF; swapping the MAF... I have not tried swappingMAF's.Extracting fault codes... When I tried to extract some fault codes fromthe ECM by following the directions from my CheckEngine light lit dimly, I heard the fuel pump start, I did not hear anyelectronic clicks and after 1.5 minutes, the...

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scott and barb 18 years ago

irrelevant?

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Joe 18 years ago

No, I am still working on it.

When performing QA1, QA2 and QA3, and all the other pinpoint tests, can I simply disconnect my PCM and test on the connector or do I need a breakout box in order for the tests to be run properly?

Thanks!

Joe

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