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Old Jan 18, 2004 | 06:23 PM
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Originally posted by white_n_slow
normally when you turn the key to the 'on' position, but don't turn it over, you can hear a faint kinda humming sound. If you hear that still, your fuel pump is probably ok. If you hear nothing, the pump probably kicked the bucket.
I just tried that and i think i heard it. If not the fuel pump what else could the problem be? I haven't had any problems leading up to this. Im scared now. The underdash fuel relay what is that/where is it? Like a fuel cutoff switch (inertia) err i dont know what im talking about.
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Old Jan 18, 2004 | 06:51 PM
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its an electric relay under the dash by the hood latch release. Lemme try and explain how to test it h: :

1. take out the relay

2. the terminals look like this:

8-6-?-2
7-5-3-1

? = there is no terminal here

3. attatch the battery positive terminal to no. 6, and the negative terminal to no. 8.

If nothing happens, you need a new relay. If there is continuity, continue to step 4.

4. attatch battery positive terminal to no. 5, and the negative terminal to no. 2.

If nothing happens.... yada yada yada

5. attatch the battery positive terminal to no. 3, and negative to no. 8

If all of these connections worked, the relay is fine. If any of them didn't work, your relay is kaput.

I hope thats sorta understandable... hih.
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Old Jan 18, 2004 | 08:20 PM
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Could i have a broken timing belt?
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Old Jan 18, 2004 | 08:37 PM
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well, that would certainly make your car not run. Look at it. If its broken, you can more than likely kiss your motor goodbye, it tends to get ugly when the timing belt breaks.
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Old Jan 19, 2004 | 03:37 PM
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I was told to take off the distributor cap and see if it spins when i try to start it. And if it did that the timing belt isn't broken is this true? I tried it and it does spin.

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Old Jan 19, 2004 | 03:39 PM
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just take of the timing belt cover and look at it, should be obvious.
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Old Jan 19, 2004 | 03:42 PM
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Originally posted by white_n_slow
just take of the timing belt cover and look at it, should be obvious.
You have to take the valve cover off to get the timing belt cover off right? Thats what they told me on H-T. I guess ill just drag it to a shop
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Old Jan 19, 2004 | 04:21 PM
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no, you don't have to take the valve cover off to get to the timing belt.
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