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Thread: 90 8v digiII no start..thing ive almost got it. help!

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    05-07-2012 07:54 PM #1
    Car was driving at around 45 and just died out of nowhere. Original diagnosis showed it had fuel and spark. I was planning on doing the timing anyways so i just did that. Timing is spot on now, but now there is no fuel all of a sudden. i noticed that the pump doesnt prime in accessory like it was when we first checked it. I took a light tester to an open top fuse in slot 18 and when i crank it there is no power. ive tried a different fuel relay and a different ECU. Ecu was the same code with two end letter difference though.

    Where should i go next?
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    05-07-2012 10:38 PM #2
    Bump!
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    05-07-2012 11:00 PM #3
    you replaced your ignition switch when?
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    05-07-2012 11:31 PM #4
    It cranks beautifully but doesnt start...i would think it wouldnt crank if it was the ignition switch?
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    05-08-2012 12:33 AM #5
    Quote Originally Posted by mor3deadmau5 View Post
    It cranks beautifully but doesnt start...i would think it wouldnt crank if it was the ignition switch?
    crank position, and AAC position aren't the same thing... the switch could actually be bad. easy enough to test with a jumper wire.

    also try to apply power directly to the fuel pump... they do sometimes (too often if you ask me) die.

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    05-08-2012 03:50 PM #6
    should i try jumping it right at the starter to test if the switch is bad?
    And what about the fuel pump? should i just run a really long wire from the battery to the pump and a ground wire?
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    05-08-2012 06:04 PM #7
    Timing is the notch on the pressure plate lined with the arrow on the case, the distributor tip lined up with the slit in the aluminum machined part, and the cam dot lined with the head right?!
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    05-09-2012 12:53 AM #8
    Beeeump
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    05-09-2012 07:05 PM #9
    Quote Originally Posted by VDub2625 View Post
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  10. 05-09-2012 07:39 PM #10
    After you replaced stuff did you ever get power to the pump?

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    05-09-2012 07:55 PM #11
    I had power in the first place but now i dont..
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