Have you pulled a plug and checked for spark? Look at the halls plug and make sure it is sound. I once had this situation and the ring on the back of the alternator had snapped. This would be a good time to have one of Mark Drillocks devised testing devices.
Stacy On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 11:02 AM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > Yes, battery good and when cranked low durign tests I combined it with my > 200 Ahr aux battery. > > Have on board charger, it’s been charging all night now. > > Alistair > > > On Mar 29, 2020, at 10:49 AM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > No time now to read all to see what You have checked > Just will > ask if > > > > You have checked to see if Battery has @Least Full Voltage ~ Had similar > hap' > > > > once & it turned out to be Shorted Cell so there was still plenty of > Juice to Crank > > > > but Not Enough Volts to make ECU Happy ~ > > > >> On 29 Mar , 2020, at 10:26 AM, Alistair Bell wrote: > >> > >> Dan, > >> > >> The box that has the two relays? Fuel pump and ecu relays? > >> > >> I did swap relays and felt for them clicking when I inserted them with > ign on. Being alone that’s the way I had to do it . Fuel pump does hum on > start, as does the idle air valve . > >> > >> But I’ll check the wires to those relays again today. And the black > wire from coil to ecu. > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> Alistair > >> > >>>> On Mar 29, 2020, at 8:56 AM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> I am not sure if this help but you may want to try. Similar situation > happened to me on a long trip... stop for gas and the engine didn't start, > it cranked strong. Pish the van on the side and called a mechanic.. he > can't come till next day because he's busy. > >>> So I went to the engine bay and check all the connections. Finally > found this: > >>> - on the black box that sits on top of the coil, there's one large > wire loom and one small one > >>> - disconnect the small one, clean the connector and reconnect. > >>> try it. > >>> > >>>> On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 5:20 PM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > >>>> No spare ecu. > >>>> > >>>> There is absolutely no gas smell from tail pipe after all the > cranking. I’d imagine I would smell some. > >>>> > >>>> But I’m sure I hear the pump come on and shut off as usual when ign > on. > >>>> > >>>> Tomorrow I’ll make sure I have fuel at least to the injectors > >>>> > >>>> Being one man here and no remote start, fiddling on the engine while > cranking ain’t gonna happen today > >>>> > >>>> Thanks > >>>> > >>>> Alistair > >>>> > > >
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