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    Having trouble starting my 92 sedan

    Hey guys I'm new and I've been really busy these last couple of months but I would like to start to try to get my car started. It's a 92 sedan ex 5spd Manual, the day it died which was around early December, I was really low on fuel a few days prior, and the day it died I had put gas in a few hours before it died. As I was leaving my friends house I pulled out of the driveway and about halfway down the block, RPMS dropped and it died, I tried starting it but it wouldn't go. I've recently changed the main relay but it still hasn't started. It cranks but does not start. So I've asked a few friends and I've compiled a list of what possibly needs to be replaced but keep in my Im a broke high schooler. Here's the list of things that could be the problem
    -Fuel Pump
    -Fuel Filter
    -Starter
    -Spark Plugs
    I would like to get a lot more opinions before I go out and waste more money on things that do not need replacing. Like I said above I'm a broke high schooler. Any advice helps thanks!
    Last edited by Deadstockdylan; 02-25-2017, 06:27 AM.
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    Originally posted by Deadstockdylan View Post
    Hey guys I'm new and I've been really busy these last couple of months but I would like to start to try to get my car started. It's a 92 sedan ex 5spd Manual, the day it died which was around early December, I was really low on fuel a few days prior, and the day it died I had put gas in a few hours before it died. As I was leaving my friends house I pulled out of the driveway and about halfway down the block, RPMS dropped and it died, I tried starting it but it wouldn't go. I've recently changed the main relay but it still hasn't started. It cranks but does not start. So I've asked a few friends and I've compiled a list of what possibly needs to be replaced but keep in my Im a broke high schooler. Here's the list of things that could be the problem
    -Fuel Pump
    -Fuel Filter
    -Starter
    -Spark Plugs
    I would like to get a lot more opinions before I go out and waste more money on things that do not need replacing. Like I said above I'm a broke high schooler. Any advice helps thanks!
    First thing I would do is check for spark, if there is spark then you can rule out coil or ignition issues. Having ruled out spark I would check for fuel, the easiest way is to turn the key and loosen the bolt from the fuel hose to the rail, if there is no fuel I would check the relay again(assuming that you actually tested the relay),then move to the filter and last the fuel pump. Fuel pumps fail due to normal wear but often due to not being cooled and lubricated enough because of constant low fuel levels, debris and contaminants clogging the filter will also cause it to fail prematurely. There are situations when fuel pumps are not being energized due to a short somewhere in the wiring or a loose pin in the distrution box in a case of a Lincoln an old friend had.
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      #3
      The fuel pump is cooled by the fuel in the tank. If you run the tank too low, the pump can overheat and fail. If your pump is original (as many still are), then running it low could have killed it for good.
      Replacing the pump requires removing the fuel tank, which is not a fun task (especially if you live in an area where things get rusty.) Therefore, I suggest checking EVERYTHING else first. Crankshaft's advice is good. Follow that. Start with the cheap and easy stuff, and work your way up.

      My money is on the pump, though. Unfortunately.






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        ignitor

        Originally posted by DCB7 View Post
        Its your ignitor. In the distributor. Very cheap. You're welcome

        (pull your codes)


        ignitor is code 15 I think

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          If you get no spark, make sure the cam is turning. How old is the timing belt?
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            Originally posted by DCB7 View Post


            ignitor is code 15 I think
            It's all listed in the thread marked "READ HERE FIRST" at the top of this section, too (not that anyone actually reads that first... but it's there!)






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              #7
              Check what codes it's throwing for sure bud

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                Originally posted by deevergote View Post
                It's all listed in the thread marked "READ HERE FIRST" at the top of this section, too (not that anyone actually reads that first... but it's there!)
                yeah, I don't mind tho. I usually don't offer any technical advice but I remember all the headaches that ignitor caused me, even left me stranded at a light.

                I got by by tapping the distributor for a while; it's all in my mrt. A member here saved me a lot of trouble, so if I can pass it on I assume I was right, because of no further responses on either, tho that would be good for the database

                If I had checked the codes I would have known from the start.

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