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okay, i had another posting.. went to the shop and they said to bring
it in for a diagnostic.

the thing is that it only has starting problems some of the time...
some days it starts fine.. others i have to crank it.. the engine
turns and doesn’t turn over for a good 6 min.. sometimes it will die
right after and i repeat.. hit the gas a little and it stays.. what
could it be?

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"redjacket69" <UseLinkToEmail@AutoForumz.com> wrote in message
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> okay, i had another posting.. went to the shop and they said to bring
> it in for a diagnostic.
>
> the thing is that it only has starting problems some of the time...
> some days it starts fine.. others i have to crank it.. the engine
> turns and doesn't turn over for a good 6 min.. sometimes it will die
> right after and i repeat.. hit the gas a little and it stays.. what
> could it be?

Sounds like the main relay. Goto www.tegger.com to identify your relay and
diagnose the problem.
They can often be repaired by some resoldering.

Remco

"redjacket69" <UseLinkToEmail@AutoForumz.com> wrote in message
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> okay, i had another posting.. went to the shop and they said to bring
> it in for a diagnostic.
>
> the thing is that it only has starting problems some of the time...
> some days it starts fine.. others i have to crank it.. the engine
> turns and doesn't turn over for a good 6 min.. sometimes it will die
> right after and i repeat.. hit the gas a little and it stays.. what
> could it be?
>
As 'remco' says, probably the main relay (see his link). It is rare for fuel
pumps to become intermittent - they normally work until they fail
completely. I suppose they could work intermittently, but I've never seen
it.

Mike

"Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote in message
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> "redjacket69" <UseLinkToEmail@AutoForumz.com> wrote in message
> news:1_617808_459629f91ef01d5bcebe2576f2a93f58@aut oforumz.com...
> > okay, i had another posting.. went to the shop and they said to bring
> > it in for a diagnostic.
> >
> > the thing is that it only has starting problems some of the time...
> > some days it starts fine.. others i have to crank it.. the engine
> > turns and doesn't turn over for a good 6 min.. sometimes it will die
> > right after and i repeat.. hit the gas a little and it stays.. what
> > could it be?
> >
> As 'remco' says, probably the main relay (see his link). It is rare for
fuel
> pumps to become intermittent - they normally work until they fail
> completely. I suppose they could work intermittently, but I've never seen
> it.
>
Hey Mike,
The name really is Remco

>

"remco" <whybcuzREMOVE@THISyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote in message
>> As 'remco' says, probably the main relay (see his link). It is rare for
> fuel
>> pumps to become intermittent - they normally work until they fail
>> completely. I suppose they could work intermittently, but I've never seen
>> it.
>>
> Hey Mike,
> The name really is Remco
>
D'oh! I thought it was a handle <8^)

Mike

On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 17:32:20 -0400, "remco"
<whybcuzREMOVE@THISyahoo.com> wrote:

>"redjacket69" <UseLinkToEmail@AutoForumz.com> wrote in message
>news:1_617808_459629f91ef01d5bcebe2576f2a93f58@au toforumz.com...
>> okay, i had another posting.. went to the shop and they said to bring
>> it in for a diagnostic.
>>
>> the thing is that it only has starting problems some of the time...
>> some days it starts fine.. others i have to crank it.. the engine
>> turns and doesn't turn over for a good 6 min.. sometimes it will die
>> right after and i repeat.. hit the gas a little and it stays.. what
>> could it be?
>
>Sounds like the main relay. Goto www.tegger.com to identify your relay and
>diagnose the problem.
>They can often be repaired by some resoldering.
>
>Remco
>
That famous main relay
I carry a rebuilt one on my glove compartment.

Vlad