Just read this thread on another car forum and it sounded kinda familiar? Read the entire thread. alanby alanrw - Technical Forum
Agreed, if it was the ECU, it would be catastrophic. The only way I could see you frying the ECU is if the battery were still connected and you somehow shorted something. The thing is that the car was running ok before the repair so logic would dictate that something changed during the repair which is responsible for your no-start situation. At this point it is trouble shooting and verifying allby alanrw - Technical Forum
Good for you Peter, keep up the good work. alanby alanrw - Community Forum
Well, you may very well be onto something here. What happens when you disconnect the vacuum line and suck? If the diaprham is ruptured, you should taste gas I would think. At least you are in the park now. Never even heard of that sub-system. I always assumed the ECU would adjust the injectors firing time based on the O2 sensor downstream data. I thought the fuel rail pressure was a constant nby alanrw - Technical Forum
OK, he has ruled out fuel pump as he said he directly wired it to battery voltage with the same result. Can there be a condition where the injectors will fire continuously which would explain the flooding out? But I am hard pressed to believe you can flood out an engine in a couple of seconds with the injectors firing continously. We really need a schematic and troubleshooting guide. If the cps iby alanrw - Technical Forum
Well, before I ruled out the ecu, I would want to know how the main relay is triggered. It could very well be a sensor from the motor to the ecu is at fault here. Need to see a schematic. alanby alanrw - Technical Forum
I always thought fuel injector pulse (the amount of time the injector sprayed fuel) was an ECU function. I am not all that surprised a cold engine would have wet plugs after a no start condition. My understanding is that the fuel pump shuts down in a no start situation. At this point, I would hard wire the fuel pump and try to start. But test lights are your friends here. Does the ecu get a rby alanrw - Technical Forum
Well, then logic would suggest you need to check the connection between the battery and the relay socket? Something was disturbed, but interestingly, it runs for a few seconds at crank so juice is getting to the relay, no, at least momentarily? alanby alanrw - Technical Forum
OK, the car starts for a few seconds in the key start position. What causes the fuel pump to shut down in a non-start condition. That's where I would look. Crank position sensor? alanby alanrw - Technical Forum
You say when you jumped the fuel relay the car still wouldn't run? Jumping the relay is the same as hard wiring the fuel pump to the battery. The next thing I would do is to get a test light on the fuel pump connector and make sure you are getting voltage to it. If you are and still no fuel, I would be verry suspicious of the fuel pump. But it seems to run when in the key start position notby alanrw - Technical Forum
I still miss the car I sold in 1974. Sigh............................... alanby alanrw - Car Talk
Best of luck Peter. alanby alanrw - Community Forum
Hmmm, once upon a time, apps would have an option to show the program where the data files were. That way, you could move the data wherever and just browse to show the program where the data is now. alanby alanrw - Community Forum
On the above reply, you just have to know if the laptop drive is IDE or SATA. alanby alanrw - Community Forum
QuoteDave_G Quotealanrw hmmm, I don't think I have ever seen a laptop with 2 physical drives, most likely one drive partitioned into 2 drives (like one drawer with a divider panel in it). Me neither. That's why I wrote the part about a single physical drive partitioned into two logical drives being more likely. And yes, I agree -- ALWAYS have your important stuff in more than one pby alanrw - Community Forum
hmmm, I don't think I have ever seen a laptop with 2 physical drives, most likely one drive partitioned into 2 drives (like one drawer with a divider panel in it). Rick, make sure you have critical stuff like music and docs backed up to a separate location like on a USB drive so if the drive on the laptop fails you are not SOL. alanby alanrw - Community Forum
On the topic of my '84 E30, my wife says "are you ever gonna get a new car? You never get rid of anything" to which I replied "from your perspective, I would consider that a big plus" alanby alanrw - Community Forum
Hmmm, good point, driveshaft speed would be the same in 4 or 5 at the same mph. Transmission mount that is activated by some frequency between the gear box and drive shaft? alanby alanrw - Technical Forum
Driveshaft/guibo? Transmission mouunts? alanby alanrw - Technical Forum
I'm sorry, I misread your post. You are asking how to get access to the back of the headset. Typically, you pop off the black plastic frame that surrounds the headset with a pocket knife. Now on either side of the head set you will see a couple of tabs (or you might have to insert a release tool). Once the side locks are released, the headset slides right out. You don't have to disassemby alanrw - Technical Forum
Hmm, if the headset doesn't have a 3.5mm jack on the face which it probably doesn't, there are aftermarket devices that plumb into the rear of the headset. The only question is do they have one for a 21 year old headset? You can try here; Or google Ipod Car adapters. alanby alanrw - Technical Forum
Well, if you really look at it, the cash for clunkers was merely to encourage people to buy new cars, a great one time rebate if you will. I guess they thought it would jump start the economy by giving the new car industry a shot in the arm. alanby alanrw - Community Forum
QuoteMichiel 318iS And how would you feel if the belt snaps in a couple of months? I'm not a fan of spending to much money, but I wouldn't save on a timing belt. Well, he does state he replaced the cam drive componentry 6 months ago. If I was working on a car that had a 6 month old fan belt or cogged drive belt, I can't necessarily say I would replace the belt as part of the rby alanrw - Technical Forum
Whew, who kicked the server plug out of the wall? Happy New Year guys, best wishes for a healthy, happy and prosperous 2011. alanby alanrw - Community Forum
Here ya go; •The tube is filled with argon gas and a small bit of mercury. When the CFL is turned on, electricity flows through the argon gas. Some of the individual electrons strike mercury molecules. When they do, the mercury molecules absorb energy from the electrons. Making Light •The mercury then discharges this energy as a photon of ultraviolet light. Ultraviolet light is similar toby alanrw - Community Forum
Well, flourescent lights have been with us forever. They are the default for most office buildings. Imagine how many have hit the dumps over the past decades. It is more recent that screw in bulbs have become available and incandescents legislated out of existance. alanby alanrw - Community Forum
Lowe's used to have a recepticle for bad screw gun batteries, I guess you could probably throw them in there. But along that line of thought, the powers that make decisions for us have decided that incandescent bulbs are bad, compac flourescent bulbs are good. The problem is that every compac flourescent bulb has a small amount of elemental mercury in it. Without the mercury, the bulb wonby alanrw - Community Forum
Yep, a 4 banger with dual downdraft solex carbs. It left me very unimpressed. alanby alanrw - Community Forum
You have just warmed the cockles of my heart and saved me hours of wondering "what would it be like to own and drive a _________?". I once owned a Porsche912 and it in no way compared to my beloved E30. alanby alanrw - Community Forum
The price of cars has gotten so stupid, it makes me seriously think of converting to buying well maintained used cars. One can always hope for the 4 year old car driven by a 75 year old woman who religiously changed the oil. Of course, the last new car I bought for myself was in 1984. A BMW if memory serves me. alanby alanrw - Community Forum