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the69dr · 10-26-2003, 11:32 PM

I haven't been stranded with a FI car but my 85 left me a couple times.

- Once I lost the ground to the ignition regulator (I think that's what it's called), no start just crank

- Once the ignition regulator died all together, it gave spark just not in the right sequence, that's after I checked for no gas and for a bad coil

- My motor also will die by losing ground to the coil as in when one of the pigtails slipped off.

- Also had a turbo coupe start but run like crap and it turned out to be a hole in the rubber hose between the pickup and the pump, figured that out with the fuel pressure check.

Don't know how much of this pertains to FI but I thought I'd mention it.

10-26-2003, 11:32 PM	#7
the69dr Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Marine Corps Base Hawaii, HI, usa Posts: 208	I haven't been stranded with a FI car but my 85 left me a couple times. - Once I lost the ground to the ignition regulator (I think that's what it's called), no start just crank - Once the ignition regulator died all together, it gave spark just not in the right sequence, that's after I checked for no gas and for a bad coil - My motor also will die by losing ground to the coil as in when one of the pigtails slipped off. - Also had a turbo coupe start but run like crap and it turned out to be a hole in the rubber hose between the pickup and the pump, figured that out with the fuel pressure check. Don't know how much of this pertains to FI but I thought I'd mention it.