QuestionQUESTION: Hi Roland, I got your last answer about checking the fuel pump. I'll go ahead and do that tonight when I get home from work. As far as the fuses, I did meter all the fuses in the panel under the engine hood and they all checked out okay. I didn't check the ones inside the car though(under the dash near the drivers left leg), do you suppose it could be one of those? Maybe I blew a fuse with all my goofing around troubleshooting. If the fuel pump comes on, and the fuses are good, then what should I check next?
ANSWER: Then I would check the upright of the T at the coil because if the fuel pump runs for a second then that contact should also show 12v for a second (note by 'upright' I mean the vertical of the T which is attached to the dark green/orange wire. No, none of the fuses under the dash is involved to any significant extent. Also verify the pin that I desribed on the autoshutdown relay.
Roland
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QUESTION: Roland, WOW, you were right! I did get a chance to check the fuel pump, and now I do NOT hear it when we turn the key. I guess I made things worse. When the car first died, I didn't have any spark from the coil but I could hear the fuel pump come on, and I'm pretty sure I got the 12 volts at the "T" plug, when the key was turned on. I was also able to get the computer codes(although I only got code #55). Now I don't have any voltage from the "T" plug, I can't get the trouble codes, and the I don't hear the fuel pump come on when the key is turned on. I see now why you said to start back at the beginning. I wonder what I did to make things worse? All that I know I did was to swap the realys around and I changed the rotor, distributor cap, and spark plug wires. I did put my meter across the fuses(set for ohms and with the key out of the car) and they tested tok(I had continuity). I wonder if the fuse could still be bad even though I can test through it? Anyway, I sure do appreciate your patience and I'm actually kind of intrigued(it's kind of like a mystery novel...I need to know the answer). So, what should I do now?
ANSWER: Is there 12V voltage on the 41-42 fuse, is there 12V voltage at the rear pin of the ASD relay socket?
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QUESTION: Roland, I can't find the previous message from you where you described testing the 41-42 fuse and ASD socket relay. How exactly should I test the 41-42 fuse, and then the ASD socket for 12 volts, and where arey they located? I'm assuming somewhere in the power center box under the hood. Obviously if the 41-42 fuse is blown I change it, but what if(after you tell me how to test the ASD relay socket) there is not any 12 volts to the ASD socket. What do I do then?
AnswerHi Jim,
I recommend not going through all the possibilities, just find out if there is or is not voltage on the 20 amp fuse in the power distribution box labelled 41-42, and on the ASD relay socket (which is the one next to the outsidemost relay in that box and I'm suggesting that there should be 12V on the rearmost pin of that relay socket). I need to know these things before going any further.
Roland
