No start...no cylinders firing
My 1979 Porsche coupe in excellent condition
will not "fire" suddenly.
Recent work done:
Installed new battery
Added 6 qts of oil
So....I installed a new battery..and it started up
and idled OK in six seconds or so. The car was
sitting in my garage for months with no useage
or even starting.
After the engine ran fine. I checked the dipstick
and there was NO oil shown. Yes..I have a
leak which I know about and have not fixed.
I then added almost six quarts of 20-50 so that
the dipstick showed full. I did this with the engine
off.
I then tried to start it and there is ZERO firing at
all. I waited an hour....same thing.
I am stumped and have these wild ideas:
1) The fuel pump is not working suddenly.
2) When I installed the new battery I pulled back
the snap on felt cover over the electrical panel.
The black plastic cover has been off for..years?
3) I need to look closely at a schematic of the
fuel system and try to debug there.
4) I bought a cheap service manual....it is on its way.
5) I read that the fuel system has several strange
sounding sensors in it.
Ok..bottom line...what would cause the engine to
not fire or start at ALL after a routine oil addition
procedure. If I overfilled it is there some sensor
SW system that stops the fuel pump?
When my manual arrives I guess I will grab my
dvm and start tracing it out.
Comments and suggestions appreciated.
-Dave
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