it's an '88 civic sedan. where is the regulator located? i got the car to
start yesterday but it only ran for a few quick seconds and shutoff. it
backfires while trying to start sometimes. i did disconnect the fuel line
from the filter under the hood and put it in a milk jug and turned the car
over and went to see how much gas was in it and it wasn't much for the time
i tried starting it. i was thinking maybe it should be more. i then
reconnected that and took the line going to the throttle body and put that
in a jug and turned the car over again and it put out about the same amount
of fuel. then when reconnecting the line i tried starting the car and it
fired up but shutoff real quick as if no gas. i'm hoping i just didn't run
out of gas. the gauge reads about 1/4 tank and the gauge was working fine.
when it died on the expressway now that i think about it it was as if it
just ran out of gas when it shutoff on the expressway it lost power then the
dash lights came on in a short while wehile i coasred to the side of the
highway but then when trying to get it started again and having it
backfiring i was thinking the timiing got messed up and so did the tow truck
driver but he just took a quick guess. thanks for your help tegger.

-jeff


"TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
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> "Jeff" <jeffscomp@sbcglobal.net> wrote in
> news:mDpEg.7307$1f6.236@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net :
>
>> i was doing that for awhile. but it was on 1/4 of a tank when it just
>> died. i thought the engine jumped timing and did repair my leaky water
>> pump successfully over the weekend and put my timing belt on
>> correctly. thanks for all the help you all offered on that. but the
>> car is still down due to the fuel pump. i may just wait to get it
>> fixed and buy another honda.
>
>
>
> How do you know the pump is not working?
>
> Disconnect the low-pressure return line from the regulator, attach a
> separate 12" piece of hose to the regulator, and put the free end into a
> tall bottle.
>
> Now have a helper turn the key to "II" while you watch the fuel stream
> into
> the tall bottle. What happens during the first two seconds of key-on?
> Steady flow? Drips? Sputters? Nothing?
>
> Finally, you have not given your year or model. Please provide.
>
>
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