Re: alfa-digest V8 #229 - fuel/electrical problem with '86 Spider

[AlfaNeely@domain.elided]

       Damned AOL.  The Reply and Send Now buttons are in exactly the same 
location.  Hold the mouse button down just an instant too long and an empty 
message gets sent.
       Jack, it sounds like your spider is starting on the cold start 
injector (the one with the blue terminal plug near the back of the plenum).  
However, the main injectors are not picking up the pace for what ever reason. 
 Could be the ignition switch, the computer, the injectors, or all the above.
       Well, back to Junk Yard Wars....

Ciao,
Russ Neely
Oklahoma City



In a message dated 11/14/2001 3:45:34 PM Central Standard Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:


> Date: 14 Nov 2001 12:02:54 -0800
> From: jelittlejohn@domain.elided
> Subject: fuel/electrical problem with '86 Spider
> 
> I have an '86 Spider Quad.  It will currently crank, however, it stops 
> after a couple of seconds.  As a first step, I changed the fuel filter.  
> This didn't solve the problem.  During the fuel filter change, I did 
> observe the fuel pump.  With the key simply in the 'ON' position, it pumps 
> one burst of fuel and stops as if to prime the system.  In the 'CRANK' 
> position it pumps continually.  This leads me to believe that the fuel pump 
> is fine mechanically, but there is an electrical problem somewhere when the 
> key goes back to the 'ON' position after cranking.  Does anyone have any 
> ideas or suggestions.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jack Littlejohn
> Clemson, SC

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