Re: [DML] Re: Car won't go over 1500 RPMs (and radio won't work)

[Joe Angell <jangell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> If your fuel was that bad you have to do more than just drain and
> refill the tank.

Oddly, this is the second time it's happened to me, each time at 
different stations.  Replacing the gas seemed to work the first time, 
but not this time.  In any case, this makes me thing there's a problem 
with my car more than with the gas stations.

> You should flush out the entire fuel system, wipe out
> the tank, replace the fuel filter, and have the injectors cleaned.

Ok; I just got a new fuel filter to install and am looking at cleaning 
the tank now.

> The starter locking up on you was probably caused by all the
> fuel and water you pumped into the engine, it isn't compressable in
> liquid form.

Excellent point; I didn't think of that.

> Another reason not to jumper the fuel relay for long
> periods of time without the motor running. You *could* try using a lot
> of Dry Gas or injector cleaner and hoping for the best but that isn't
> such a good idea.

Yeah, it didn't seem to do very much.

> Since you do not have an origional radio there is no way of knowing
> how it is hooked up. You just have to follow the wires and see where
> the power stops going to the radio. On the origional radio there were
> in-line fuses in the console behind the radio which can blow or the
> fuse holders sometimes just break leaving the fuse loose and not
> making contact.

I'll see if I can find them, on the off chance they're still there.  I 
did see a light green wire running to the radio wiring harness.

> Just a guess but the radio may now be getting it's
> power off the lighter circuit and if it went dead that may why the
> radio is dead too.

I'm curious as to why the lighter circuit is dead at all, as it's fuse 
appears to be fine.  Guess I'll have to pull out the fuse box and see 
if any of the wires came off it.

Thanks!

-- Joe






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