84 Cougar 3.8 Fuel Tank Bad?? Reply #15 – December 02, 2011, 03:53:44 AM you have spark and fuel and no start,, that is difficult to deal with.the car should start, unless your dumping too much fuelIdea 2mark dizzy base and then........loosen dizzy hold down boltturn key forward onlyrotate distributor cw and ccwDo the injectors shoot fuel out when you rotate dizzy either way?Do you hear them click and then see them shoot out a burst of fuelYou should see this happen if you do this test, if not, get a pressure tester up at the shrader valve and look for 40psi of Fuel pres. Quote Selected
84 Cougar 3.8 Fuel Tank Bad?? Reply #17 – December 02, 2011, 03:58:25 AM Quote from: TOM Renzo;374038I liked my old CFI for one reason , because anytime I needed fuel for a lawn mower or whatever, i could just jumper the test connector, remove the pass side feed line to the CFI and drop it in my fuel can, turn on the key and fill up for cutting grass.I normally throw a gas can in the trunk of my car and go to the GAS STATION !!!!! LOL, yeah but it was just so easy and it saved time Quote Selected
84 Cougar 3.8 Fuel Tank Bad?? Reply #19 – December 02, 2011, 06:54:31 PM Quote from: TOM Renzo;374429Soft touch not a good idea to have the spring inside that sleeve. BMW did that years ago and had a very bad situation. Heat hardened the sleeve and the spring actually got stuck on many cars. It caused a high engine speed and some people had cars that ran away on them. I also used a buffer spring on the stop arm to bring down the idle as designed. But dont install it in a tube. ThanksYeah, I can see where that could be a problem. Maybe DW85745 can come up with a better way to keep it from getting tangled with the spring that is next to it. Quote Selected
84 Cougar 3.8 Fuel Tank Bad?? Reply #20 – December 16, 2011, 09:14:38 AM After last post, went out and car started fine. Waited a couple days, went back out and no start.Turned cold here -- for me -- so letting vehicle sit until get a warm day.Has anyone every come across a VOM lead sensor similar to a wrap around AMP meter so you don't need to pierce or strip a wire for testing. I have an extra lead for my VOM which is like a pin which can pierce the wire covering, but would prefer something not intrusive??Update (12/18/2011)Had a nice 65 degree day yesterday. Went out, turn key and car started right away in same location and without car having been moved.So this is going to be a tough one folks.Re VOM Lead: Found several that are clamp on and will test DC voltage without piercing wire. However -- BIG bucks -- and more than my budget allows considering expected meter usage over the rest of my life expectancy. If I were 40 or under, I'd go for it. Quote Selected
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