After a 45 minute freeway trip I was looking for a parking space when the accellerator became unresponsive and the car died about 3 minutes later and would then crank but not start. 8 hrs later I successfully started the car and drove it about three blocks before it died the same way as before. I towed the car home and since then the car will start and run for about 15 seconds at a time every three or four hours before dying. I removed the fuel filter and found that I could blow through it fairly easily. Service manual suggests shorting the fuel pump circuit through the diagnostic box and then feeling for pressure in the hose above the filter. When I do this, I can hear the pump making noise in the fuel tank, but I can't feel any pressure in the line. What's going on?
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19 years ago