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Stranded at Tim hortons...
Cranks but no start. Procedure for checking fuel pump? Luckily I'm close to home-ish.
Update: After it sat for a bit, it fired up. Turned it off, tried again and it wouldn't start. Waited for a while again, started up and drove it home no problem. |
Funny that you should mention being stranded....the wife and I went for the first coffee run of the season and got stranded at the McDonalds in Gatineau-Hull! Two nice ladies showed up with booster cables and gave me a boost. Problem was with the alternator and it wasn't charging enough apparently, and so as I got back into downtown Ottawa, the car died on me. Fortunately, I had applied for the classic Porsche cars road side assistance available to the first 1500 applicants. They were nice enough to allow a tow to my mechanic which was 38 km away, instead of just to the dealership. Haha am I ever glad that I signed up for that free road side assistance. Needless to say it was an eventful first Porsche run for the season!
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That sounds an awful lot like vapour lock on the fuel line.
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Joe Namath: Excuse me, son. Bart: Wow! Joe Namath! Joe Namath: Thats right. My car broke down in front of your house. Bart: I cannot believe you are here! Do you think maybe you could give me some pointers? Joe Namath: Sure! Theres only one thing you need to know to be a great quarterback. Mrs Namath: Joe, hunny, I fixed it! It was just vapor lock! Joe Namath: OK, look, I've gotta run. Remember what I told you! |
You know Simpsons quotes like I know Seinfeld quotes.
Did some homework. Going to look into the DME relay. Thoughts? |
+1 on the DME relay
everyone here will tell you to keep a spare in your glovebox |
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Solved. Replaced DME relay as per forum research. Thanks. Those things seem to be pretty reliable. Considering mine is stamped 05/05/86.
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mhr, it took them about 40 to 45 minutes to show up with the flat bed
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