Okay R3V, Lets fix this thing. 93 Mercury Capri

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What about the ignition switch itself being faulty?

[InuFaye]

fuel pump harness? Does it try cranking? or no power? My girlfriend's Dodge Caliber had the harness corode, and only stopped when it was hot out or running for a while.

It cranks but never starts. It gets plenty of fuel so probably not a FPH.

Not true entirely, you may get enough to crank but not adequately keep it running.

Hmm this could be true but wouldn't explain why it would start back up after it sat for a couple of hours.

More details please. Does the whole car power down (no lights,radio,etc) or just the engine? Does the tach go to zero?

Fails when hot and then works again after it cools is generally an electrical component.

I am going to refrain from any homosexual remarks regarding this car and it's owner.

Just the engine. No RPMs.

[Danny]

Main relay. My Honda did a similar thing. Pop out the main relay and resolder the points.

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Main relay. My Honda did a similar thing. Pop out the main relay and resolder the points.

when main relay pops on a honda, no fuel, no spark he says he has fuel, unless maybe it only controls spark on a capri?

[Danny]

Must have missed that. Bad distributor? Cap and Rotor?

Edit: See you did that too. Disregard that.

[LJ851]

^ A main relay could do it.
Are you getting power to the coil when the key is on?


You could turn the key to on and jump the starter to eliminate the key switch being inop in the "crank" position.

[InuFaye]

Must have missed that. Bad distributor? Cap and Rotor?

Working distributor from a parts car.

^ A main relay could do it.
Are you getting power to the coil when the key is on?

Have power to the coil.

[slammin.e28]

Distributor has the ignition control module in it, IIRC. Some odd Aussie/Mitsu/Mazda thing.

[Pac1373]

Like Lj mentioned, it could be a component failing with heat... If the car runs, fails, wont restart for some time (cool down) this may be at least part of the issue.

[slammin.e28]

Now it just won't start. It'll crank until the battery dies, but no no starting.

It'd be so nice to fix so we can drop the top and hold hands this Spring.

[InuFaye]

Like Lj mentioned, it could be a component failing with heat... If the car runs, fails, wont restart for some time (cool down) this may be at least part of the issue.

It did that for awhile, and now it won't run at all.

[Pac1373]

Sounds like a icm from an audi or something...can you testthat that dizzy with the built in icm?
Imho it sounds like a solid state type of component died.

[LJ851]

AFM good? Corroded connection?

[InuFaye]

AFM good? Corroded connection?

Haven't checked the afm yet.

[Thizzelle]

check all wire connections and then check again