Re: [DML] Car sometimes dies, won't start, click click click from relays

[dherv10@xxxx]

Matt and Group, As you may or may not know, there was an up grade to the 
starting system depending on your Vin #. But not having your vin # at this 
time, Then do this. Do and Open Circuit Voltage test. ( OCV ). When the 
battery is in the rest mode and not hot but just say just in the morning , 
put a DMM across the battery post and you should read about 12.66 volts. If 
you don't then there is a problem in the charging circuit or in the battery. 
To do a load test with out going to a gargage to local auto store, Put a DMM 
across the battery post and have someone crank on the car. The battery 
voltage should drop to around 10.25 volts, if it goes lower, then the battery 
or the starter could be going bad. The older the cars get the starter will 
pull more current.
Let me know how it turnes out.
John hervey
http://www.specialtauto.com/


<< Working on my car this past month has been fun but now I'm starting 
to have an itch to get this thing on the road. It seems to decide 
whether it wants to run one day and sleep the next. On some occasions 
including today it starts fine, runs for a minute then dies. Getting 
it started after that is about impossible. I already have a fuel 
filter and accumulator to change this weekend. My concern is a click 
click click (about a second apart) from the relay compartment when it 
does not start. 

Matt, The fuel pump will prime up for a second or two when you first turn on 
the key, that's normal, then when the motor starts to turn over, the pulse 
coil in the ignition distributor will send out a signal to turn on the RPM 
relay. This will start the fuel pump running unless there is something wrong 
in the circuit. Then unless there is something wrong with the fuel circuit or 
timing, the car should start normal.
John Hervey 

On first crank I can also hear the fuel pump run, but 
after that I don't hear it again. I'm sure my accumulator is going 
out, but is the relay clicking normal? Could one of them be shutting 
off my fuel pump as well???
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