Starting up issues
#1
Starting up issues
hey guys, i've recently bought an 89 hatch, Freshly rebuilt motor (30 over) and rebuilt AOD tranny.
When i had bought it, every time i started it up, the starter would continue to run for about 3 seconds after the engine was running.
A few days after i had bought it. Take into consideration it had been starting normally. I moved it a few feet from where it was, turned it off, worked on the tail lights, and tried to start it to move it again. The engine would crank but would not start up completely. Even after i stop turning the key, it seems to want to continue to start up for about 2 seconds or so.
Could it be something wrong with my starter? Could it be the fact that the negative wiring to the battery looks a bit worn and the cable is exposed at one point?
I'd really like to find the problem and cruise around ASAP!!!!
When i had bought it, every time i started it up, the starter would continue to run for about 3 seconds after the engine was running.
A few days after i had bought it. Take into consideration it had been starting normally. I moved it a few feet from where it was, turned it off, worked on the tail lights, and tried to start it to move it again. The engine would crank but would not start up completely. Even after i stop turning the key, it seems to want to continue to start up for about 2 seconds or so.
Could it be something wrong with my starter? Could it be the fact that the negative wiring to the battery looks a bit worn and the cable is exposed at one point?
I'd really like to find the problem and cruise around ASAP!!!!
#3
RE: Starting up issues
it isnt the starter, its the ignition module which is by the distributer, same exact thing just happened to my 90 gt, i bought a 37 dollar ignition module from autozone and that was the problem. Its a common problem that those go...
#5
RE: Starting up issues
well i sprayed starter fluid in the intake and the car would then try to start more so than before, so can this prove that there is a fuel delivery problem? i tried knocking the starter with a skrewdriver softly, and the fuel pump as well. Nothing worked except the starter fluid. The starter also seemed as it was working when the car was starting with the starter fluid. So i doubt its the starter at this point. could it indeed be the fuel pump?
#6
RE: Starting up issues
ORIGINAL: ericburt
it isnt the starter, its the ignition module which is by the distributer, same exact thing just happened to my 90 gt, i bought a 37 dollar ignition module from autozone and that was the problem. Its a common problem that those go...
it isnt the starter, its the ignition module which is by the distributer, same exact thing just happened to my 90 gt, i bought a 37 dollar ignition module from autozone and that was the problem. Its a common problem that those go...
i agree i had this problem with my 90
#7
RE: Starting up issues
working on tailights
Happened to me once.. The usual telltale sign is you will not hear the fuel pump charge up.
Glen
#8
RE: Starting up issues
ORIGINAL: 89GreyStang
Hmm.. If it was the left rear tailight, did you accidentally bump or jar the cutoff switch ? These are designed to 'pop' if it is jostled. Simply press the 'red' button back in.
Happened to me once.. The usual telltale sign is you will not hear the fuel pump charge up.
Glen
working on tailights
Happened to me once.. The usual telltale sign is you will not hear the fuel pump charge up.
Glen
#9
RE: Starting up issues
alright guys i found the issue!
i mustve bumped the shut off switch while working on the tail lights!
thank god it wasn't a faulty fuel pump (which i checked before i even read the comments about the switch)
thanks for your help! i went cruising in it tonight, smooth as can be!
i mustve bumped the shut off switch while working on the tail lights!
thank god it wasn't a faulty fuel pump (which i checked before i even read the comments about the switch)
thanks for your help! i went cruising in it tonight, smooth as can be!