Re: Fuel pump issue

#1

Thanks Joe. It's getting sparky, just no fuel in the rail .. so it could be
fuel pump, or pressure regulator ... I would rather replace the fuel pump.
I put in 5 gallons of gas via a gas can .. no change in the situation ...

"Joe" <Joe (AT) dontspam (DOT) net> wrote

Quote:

Well, first, you might be out of gas.

Second, get a fuel pressure gage and a VOM. You can buy your own for about
$30 and there's no wasted work involved. I don't know how hard it is to
get
to the pump wiring, because mine never totally stopped and I could always
hear it running. (I've replaced it twice). Maybe there's a connector you
can
get into to see if it's getting power. It seems to me that people work
way
too hard to try to avoid using a VOM.

I have the same car, and I have also had some problems with the ignition
module that the coils are mounted to. This can also cause a no-start
condition.

"clevere" <noway (AT) noway (DOT) net> wrote in message
news:5rtJa.64417$Fa6.42977 (AT) sccrnsc02 (DOT) ..
I have a 90 olds (I know this is a pontiac group), with a 3.1 .. when
to
get some computer memory today, and when I started it back up, it was
running like crap, and died. So I checked the fuel rail pressure valve
and
there was fuel pressure ... So I tried to start her up again ..
nothing,
just cranks to beat all hell ... every once and awhile it was act like
it
was going to start .. but nothing. So I check the fuel rail pressure
valve
again .. this time, instead of gas, came air... I don't hear the fuel
pump
running, and I switched out the relay with one that I know works .. I
even
tried adding power to the power wire on the relay (you know, that red
wire
for priming I think), and nothing ... Ya'll think my fuel pump went to
Harry's house? (went south)

#2

hehe .. Mine used to .. I think .. I dunno ... no fuel getting in the engine

"Harry Face" <harryface (AT) webtv (DOT) net> wrote

Quote:

My pump never did go south but I figgered with 250,000 miles, maybe I
should install a new one. The new one makes a nice Wuuuuuuuuuuu noise
now.

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Harryface
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1991 Pontiac Bonneville LE
~_~_~258,600 miles_~_~~_

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