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PY DAPPY DOO couple of weeks

It  all started a couple of Sunday's ago. Took the family out in the truck to go to the lake for a day. Halfway there the trans started making a really bad noise. So limped it home and planned to dig into it on Mon. Well then on Mon I was driving my 87 bird and it died driving down the road. Did some investigation and the fuel pump went out. 160k almost so what could I do. Tues got up took out the tank got me a new pump and got that all installed. Bird was back up and running great so I dug into the trans on the truck 5spd. I pulled the top case cover off and found some not so nice looking gears in there. So got it all pulled out and took it to the tranny place today to get remanned. I got up early drove 40miles to the place dropped it off. Left went to a buddies house helped him remove a tree the trans placed called and said they were done to come and get it. So we hopped in the bird and head that way. Almost there I look down and see  I should have got some gas. About that time the car dies. I tell everyone I think were out of gas. So we get off the highway coast into a Used car dealer and ask to barrow a gas can. They gave us some gas for FREE. Poured it in and gave her a go and NO still not running. So I call my mom and have her come and pick us up. We and got the trans and I thought I can here the pump and tell its pumping fuel. So thinking the TFI has taken a dump on me I stop and bought a cheapo store brand unit just to see if that is the problem. I get back to the car install the TFI and still NO GO. So its been a tough couple of weeks. I've got a rebuild trans to put in and a Bird to go rescue. Any ideas on what I'm missing on the bird that is now sittiing 40miles away to get it back up and going. I would have tested spark but being 40miles from all my tools and spare parts doesn't help one bit.

Please help if you can
Thanks
Stuckman
84 Turbo coupe 2.3T Modded with 88 upper and lower intake, 88 injectors, E6 manifold, T3-4 AR.60 turbo, 31X12X3 FMIC, Homemade MBC , Greddy knock off BPV.
4 eyes see better than 2! 
Da Bird!

FreeBird

PY DAPPY DOO couple of weeks

Reply #1 –
What is the Bird doing.....or not doing when you turn the key? You can hear the pump prime? Is anything happening at all when you turn the key? Ignition switch/ Fuel pump (I know it's new)? Fuel pump relay?
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

PY DAPPY DOO couple of weeks

Reply #2 –
Sorry there guys I did kind of get in a hurry in my description. The car won't start and run. Besides having a new pump in there I had someone work the key and I can here the pump running. Hit the key to start and RRRRRRRRRRR and no start. After hearing the fuel pump run my next thought was Spark so that is why I replaced the TFI. I know they like to take a dump randomly.  Still no start and run. Still cranks with the key but just RRRRRRRR and no running. I'm gonna head up there today and see what I can get figured out.

Thanks again
Stuckman
84 Turbo coupe 2.3T Modded with 88 upper and lower intake, 88 injectors, E6 manifold, T3-4 AR.60 turbo, 31X12X3 FMIC, Homemade MBC , Greddy knock off BPV.
4 eyes see better than 2! 
Da Bird!

FreeBird

PY DAPPY DOO couple of weeks

Reply #3 –
Just an idea, try jumping the solenoid to start it, could be the ignition switch??!! Dunno.
95 Ranger Splash 2.3
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PY DAPPY DOO couple of weeks

Reply #4 –
Well I got the trans in the truck. So was taking a break before heading out to rescue the bird. I got to looking at my ticket from the TFI I bought and it shows they sold me a CBE32 and all the info I can find says CBE24 witch is the same unit as my other bird. Just wondering if the parts guy pulled the wrong part of the shelf and sold that to me. We all know how some of those parts people can be. Hope that is it. Quick and simple swap.

Hope that fixes it for me guys

Stuckman
84 Turbo coupe 2.3T Modded with 88 upper and lower intake, 88 injectors, E6 manifold, T3-4 AR.60 turbo, 31X12X3 FMIC, Homemade MBC , Greddy knock off BPV.
4 eyes see better than 2! 
Da Bird!

FreeBird
 

PY DAPPY DOO couple of weeks

Reply #5 –
Well I got the Bird fixed. I got to the car and just gave it a shot. RRRRRRRR and nothing. So I broke out the spark tester and found I didn't have any spark. I had the original TFI tested and it tested fine. Put that back on the car and still no spark. So I knew it had to be the PIP/ pickup  coil. Oh so fun to change 40miles from home in a Very Nice used car dealers car lot. They kept telling me to trade it in they would give me $1500.00 trade in. I pulled the dizzy and pulled it apart right there in the lot. Oh  I only marked the base of the Dizzy to the motor not where the rotor was pointed. FUN FUN, I couldn't seem to find any timing marks to help me get to TDC so pulled a plug and found it. Stabbed the Dizzy in there. hooked up the spark tester and had spark. Put the coil wire on the cap gave her a go and RRVARRROOOOOOMMMM. So she is back on the road again. Sound like a Kenny Rogers song! LOL Hope all the Poop is over for awhile.

Thanks for the input guys
Stuckman
84 Turbo coupe 2.3T Modded with 88 upper and lower intake, 88 injectors, E6 manifold, T3-4 AR.60 turbo, 31X12X3 FMIC, Homemade MBC , Greddy knock off BPV.
4 eyes see better than 2! 
Da Bird!

FreeBird