AustinX56 Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 so my car sits most of the time, only take it to shows, and its run fine, recently when i try to start the car it wont turn over, if i wait a minute it fires right up, fuel pump was replaced last year so it cant be that, also when im driving the radio will turn off and on and the car feels like its about to shut off and my anti lock light flashes real quick, it never did any of this when i drive with ac off..... any ideas, please and thank you the car is a 94 5.0 car runs good when im on the gas, but when im in drive but not hitting the gas is when my problems start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 is the car basically stock? any changes made to the car recently? also, when you say wont turn over, do you mean the engine does not crank at all, or do you mean it cranks but does not start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 almost sounds like a grounding issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 4 minutes ago, Prokiller said: almost sounds like a grounding issue good point. i had that happening with my 96 at the battery. have some wiggle the negative battery cable while your cranking, and see if it fires up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinX56 Posted May 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Blackmage said: is the car basically stock? any changes made to the car recently? also, when you say wont turn over, do you mean the engine does not crank at all, or do you mean it cranks but does not start? its pretty much stock beside pulleys, and a CA, i can hear it trying to start but just wont fire Edited May 12, 2016 by AustinX56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinX56 Posted May 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 40 minutes ago, Prokiller said: almost sounds like a grounding issue had my grounds checked when the fuel pump went out, before i found it was the pump i had all my grounds checked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinX56 Posted May 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 maybe the alternator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 id still just pop the hood and grab onto both positive and negative cables and make sure they are tight. and if the "no crank" issue is happening, have someone wiggle them while you hold the key in the start position to see if anything changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinX56 Posted May 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 28 minutes ago, Blackmage said: id still just pop the hood and grab onto both positive and negative cables and make sure they are tight. and if the "no crank" issue is happening, have someone wiggle them while you hold the key in the start position to see if anything changes. will give it a go, thanks bud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 17 hours ago, AustinX56 said: maybe the alternator? are you having to jump start the car at all? if not, id say its not the alt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinX56 Posted May 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 5 hours ago, Blackmage said: are you having to jump start the car at all? if not, id say its not the alt. nah but if it sits for 3 days without being started it wont turn over at first, so i wait a few seconds and turn the key again it fires right up.... thanks for the help btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 how old is the battery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinX56 Posted May 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 10 hours ago, Prokiller said: how old is the battery? no more than a year old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64bit_Tuning Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 On 5/13/2016 at 2:17 PM, AustinX56 said: nah but if it sits for 3 days without being started it wont turn over at first, so i wait a few seconds and turn the key again it fires right up.... thanks for the help btw Please stop saying "wont turn over". Its a term that makes my skin crawl because nobody uses it correctly. Are you having an intermittent "NO CRANK" issue? or is it a "Crank, no start" which will then "start" after you let it sit for a few seconds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinX56 Posted May 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 8 hours ago, The Mk2 said: Please stop saying "wont turn over". Its a term that makes my skin crawl because nobody uses it correctly. Are you having an intermittent "NO CRANK" issue? or is it a "Crank, no start" which will then "start" after you let it sit for a few seconds? crank no start the let it sit then fires back up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64bit_Tuning Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 Next time you go to start it. Turn the key on and off several times. "On" 1..2..3... "off" repeat 3+ times. Then try to start it. Let us know what you find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinX56 Posted June 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 On 5/30/2016 at 7:30 PM, The Mk2 said: Next time you go to start it. Turn the key on and off several times. "On" 1..2..3... "off" repeat 3+ times. Then try to start it. Let us know what you find she started right up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64bit_Tuning Posted June 16, 2016 Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 Replace your fuel pump. The internal check valve is probably bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinX56 Posted June 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 8 hours ago, The Mk2 said: Replace your fuel pump. The internal check valve is probably bad. replaced that 3 moinths ago, she been starting better since ive been driving it more, but when im at cruising speed it stalls to 0 rpm's for a second the jumps back into place....iac or tps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64bit_Tuning Posted June 18, 2016 Report Share Posted June 18, 2016 .... I love being ignored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttocs Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 On 6/18/2016 at 5:29 AM, The Mk2 said: .... I love being ignored translation - something is still bad. Could be a bad pump out of the box, could be a leak in the lines that causes it to loose pressure. A fuel pressure gauge can confirm this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinX56 Posted June 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 On 6/19/2016 at 2:42 PM, ttocs said: translation - something is still bad. Could be a bad pump out of the box, could be a leak in the lines that causes it to loose pressure. A fuel pressure gauge can confirm this. will try and get that figured out soon, since its not a daily driver i dont need to hop on this right a way, but ill hook up a gauge and see, what pressure should it be at Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64bit_Tuning Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 On 6/19/2016 at 3:42 PM, ttocs said: translation - something is still bad. Could be a bad pump out of the box, could be a leak in the lines that causes it to loose pressure. A fuel pressure gauge can confirm this. its one of two things. A bad check valve in his brand new (probably Airtex from the parts house) fuel pump. OR A turn S-Hose inside the tank. I'll be willing to bet that a fuel pressure gauge will show a rapid drop in fuel pressure once the key is turned off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
