digital whiskey
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Hi all,
92 GS B18A1 195,xxx miles
YS1 - tranny, 5spd
PR4-L11 - ECU
~15,000 miles ago: new timing belt, oil pump, water pump, head gasket.
Okay, here we go. Car was doing just fine. All of a sudden check-engine came on and revs started dropping. I blipped the throttle a couple times and kept it going, pulled into a parking lot, when I engaged the clutch it died. Tried to start it again, it would crank but not fire. I had a similar thing happen in my old 87 CRX SI, so I listened to hear if the fuel pump was priming. It wasn't.
I towed it home and the first thing I check was the PGM-FI relay(main relay). I pulled it out and tested it according to my Hayne's manual. It tested fine. Then I tested the plug for the relay, it tested fine as well. So I figured the pump was bad. Got a new one, dropped the tank and installed without a hitch. Went to start it and it would only crank. Pump still was not priming. Pulled the rear seat up and checked for voltage at the yellow/black wire, no voltage getting to it. So I got a new relay and popped it in. Same thing was happening. So then I just went ahead wired the pump up to a switch. That worked. I'm getting fuel to the rail now.
However, the car still wouldn't start. Pulled a plug out and found that I'm not getting spark. So I assume that I wasn't getting spark the whole time and was working on the wrong end of the car. But I know the pump was just about dead as I hard-wired it to the battery upon removal and it just barely engaged.
So, I'm not getting voltage to the fuel pump and I have no spark whatsoever.
Where should I look next? Since I got the pump working by putting a switch on it, I was going to try a new distributor and see what happens. If I can get it to run this way, I'll do it, but I'd much rather have it run as it should. But 9 months is too long.
I also tested the sensor on the dizzy (Top-dead-center, crank position, and the other one....can't remember) they all tested fine.
Could the ECU be bad? Anyone have any ideas?
Thank you in advance.
92 GS B18A1 195,xxx miles
YS1 - tranny, 5spd
PR4-L11 - ECU
~15,000 miles ago: new timing belt, oil pump, water pump, head gasket.
Okay, here we go. Car was doing just fine. All of a sudden check-engine came on and revs started dropping. I blipped the throttle a couple times and kept it going, pulled into a parking lot, when I engaged the clutch it died. Tried to start it again, it would crank but not fire. I had a similar thing happen in my old 87 CRX SI, so I listened to hear if the fuel pump was priming. It wasn't.
I towed it home and the first thing I check was the PGM-FI relay(main relay). I pulled it out and tested it according to my Hayne's manual. It tested fine. Then I tested the plug for the relay, it tested fine as well. So I figured the pump was bad. Got a new one, dropped the tank and installed without a hitch. Went to start it and it would only crank. Pump still was not priming. Pulled the rear seat up and checked for voltage at the yellow/black wire, no voltage getting to it. So I got a new relay and popped it in. Same thing was happening. So then I just went ahead wired the pump up to a switch. That worked. I'm getting fuel to the rail now.
However, the car still wouldn't start. Pulled a plug out and found that I'm not getting spark. So I assume that I wasn't getting spark the whole time and was working on the wrong end of the car. But I know the pump was just about dead as I hard-wired it to the battery upon removal and it just barely engaged.
So, I'm not getting voltage to the fuel pump and I have no spark whatsoever.
Where should I look next? Since I got the pump working by putting a switch on it, I was going to try a new distributor and see what happens. If I can get it to run this way, I'll do it, but I'd much rather have it run as it should. But 9 months is too long.
I also tested the sensor on the dizzy (Top-dead-center, crank position, and the other one....can't remember) they all tested fine.
Could the ECU be bad? Anyone have any ideas?
Thank you in advance.