[B]HELP IN SACTO[/B]: Stephen is broken down

[Stephen]

who just tried to call me? cell reception here is terrible

[Jean]

I did, left you a VM. Whats up?

[Stephen]

ill call you from my friends house phone soon. The cars cranking but wont fire. havent tested for spark yet. it came on for a second earlier then died right after

[AbsorbantNut]

Possibly fuseible link in the rear pos. battery cable. Thats what happened to me. It would crank and I wouldnt get fuel or spark.

[Jean]

So, if it was an ETA and it cranks....can it still be a fusable link?! I never had one of those.... and it sounds like his car is still a dual pump car.

Stephen is going to check for spark next and then for fuel... to get the easy things out of the way.

[pureaudio]

Sucks your not anywhere near Redding, I have an entire parts car you could snag whatever you want off of.

[TexasTerp]

If it doesn't turn out to be either of the Fuel pumps then it is most likely the CPS. Just watched a nearly identical situation happen at GutenFest last month with my buddy Jeff's car (aka e30_325es).

[ak-]

Your car won't crank without a working cps. A weak one, maybe?

GL >:l

[Stephen]

swapped to a spare 153 ecu and it fired up, but died from the shock of slamming the hood closed. so i found a slightly lose connection on the ignition coil. seems more solid now, but i did kill it once after putting back to 173. not sure if the problem is solved with the tighetened ignition coil AND the 153, or just luck

[b*saint]

Damn, I just gas'd up my jet, with two main fuses and a spare DME.

[AbsorbantNut]

So, if it was an ETA and it cranks....can it still be a fusable link?!

I dont know about the ETA part, but mine would still crank when the fusable link was bad

[Stephen]

I found a loose connection off the harness to the firewall whereit meets battery/power wires. Think that was the culprit

[416stroker]

Where are you now?

Is it driving?

[Stephen]

i just took it for a test drive, no hiccups. need to find somewhere to bottom out or something so i make sure theres no more loose conecctions. im in lincoln ca

[BarryM6]

you good im around the corner..

Barry