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Re: [T3] Vapor Lock?


On 30 May 2002, at 17:34, Mike Wodkowski wrote:

> I had spark, I rechecked the grounds, no matter what I did, no start.
> So I said lets just wait 15 minutes and watch the hookers. I was
> reluctant to pull out the VOM meter and get to deep into it what with
> the audience of hookers and crackheads. You know how it is.

I'd get a clip lead, 2 feet of small wire with an alligator clip at each 
end, and keep it in the car. If this happens again clip it across the 
fuel pump relay and make the pump run. Once the bubbles stop, 
the car should start.

> PS. Today it happened again, in a better place, at a better time,
> after a short highway drive. I checked the head temp sensor: 180 ohms.
> And thats a definite 180, the setting was at Rx1, not RX1K OR RX10.

It's possible that there is a problem with the sensor; I can never 
remember which one has which resistance, but others here seem 
to think that this is the one which should have a couple thousand 
Ohms resistance. (Measured by disconnecting the sensor from the 
harness and measuring from sensor lead to ground.)

Try measuring on some other occasions and see if there's 
something inconsistent going on here. The resistance should go 
down as the sensor gets warmer.

-
Jim Adney
Madison, WI USA

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