Date:         Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:36:54 -0700
Reply-To:     David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: electrical woes - new developments
Comments: To: Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MTS.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <5D6A9D02-564E-4ED5-BFB0-48F5CA13F52D@mts.net>
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One more thing, Jeff.

Since the switch in the fuel pump relay gets its power from one of the
coil's terminal, according my Bentley manual, a funny coil can cause
your fuel pump act funny. So it now makes a lot of sense to focus on
the ignition for the problem.

David



--- Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MTS.NET> wrote:

> So I got some great suggestions - maybe bad grounds, maybe bad
> alternator, try measuring the voltage across the terminals with the
> engine running . . .
>
> So I go out tonight and try and start it, and the battery indicator
> light reads poor, and it won't start.  Turns over quickly, but won't
> catch.  Yesterday when it did catch the tach was bouncing all over
> the place although the engine was running smoothly.




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