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Posted by huttoboy (Member # 7813) on :
 
89 LX 5.0 5 speed, was running fine, but sat for a couple months and now hard to start (sort of)...when went to start a week or so ago, it didn't want to start right away, but after several tries--started, so I changed plugs, cap and rotor an started right up--went to town and ran fine on highway, came out from Safeway and same thing...took several times to start-then seemed to run OK back home..afraid to take anywhere....can hear fuel pump whine OK, changed maybe 2 yrs ago along with fuel filter, idles OK, just went out and it started right up---any ideas on where to start looking? TIA
 
Posted by turbo50 (Member # 6700) on :
 
Fuel pressure regulator diaphram???

Injector O ring seals??????
 
Posted by Stang66 (Member # 10504) on :
 
pour some seafoam in the tank [Big Grin]
 
Posted by wilber650 (Member # 10360) on :
 
is ti cranking fine? it could be the started wants to go out on you? also like ^^^^ could be somethin related to your fuel
 
Posted by huttoboy (Member # 7813) on :
 
Turbo 50, the fuel pressure sounds like a good place to start-if it was diesal....you might say it had lost prime (or loss of injector pressure)....I found myself pumping the gas pedal (old school) kinf of stupid after I thought about it. The car has 356K original miles and was my daily driver until I got a $500 Taurus....I know !!!! Where is the fuel pressure regulator and can it be tested with a gauge or just replace----once stated, appears to run OK. I assume there is only one fuel filter-the soda can size one by the tank. Thanks for the idea..........jim
 
Posted by huttoboy (Member # 7813) on :
 
Also, no smell of gas as in a "leak"
 




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