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- From: nash@steer.sdsu.edu (Ron Nash)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Honda Civic dies suddenly when starting
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.173604.512@ucselx.sdsu.edu>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 17:36:04 GMT
- Article-I.D.: ucselx.1992Nov18.173604.512
- References: <1992Nov16.153200.20317@novell.com> <1992Nov16.173702.18842@engage.pko.dec.com> <1992Nov18.132621.6991@mlb.semi.harris.com>
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- In article <1992Nov18.132621.6991@mlb.semi.harris.com> jws@billy.mlb.semi.harris.com (James W. Swonger) writes:
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- > Newer cars with electric fuel pumps have the fuel pump power gated by oil
- >pressure to prevent the pump from running when the engine is off. This is
- >bypassed during starting. If the new fuel pump does the same thing, have a
- >look at the fuel pump power lead during and immediately after starting.
- >If power goes away when you quit cranking, suspect a bad fuel pump relay
- >or oil pressure sender (or no oil pressure). Is the oil/check engine light
- >on before it dies?
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- Also note that most cars built in the 1980s and 90s have an inertial sensor
- switch that cuts off the fuel to the engine if the car is in an accident.
- This switch (relay) can go bad causing the car to die at random times.
- My wife's '84 Nissan pickup had this problem.
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