To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 10:00 PM Subject: Re: IML: Info on '81 EFI IMPERIAL
Check power to the fuel pump? David C. Wilker Jr. United States Air Force, Retired----- Original Message ----- From: "ryan walker" <walker@xxxxxxxxx>To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 6:22 PM Subject: IML: Info on '81 EFI IMPERIAL The info on this car is, that I reinstalled the air cleaner, the car would just crank. I took the air cleaner lid off, poured a little gas down the throttle plates, put lid back on, car started, ran for asecond, and died. So it seems the problem is lack of fuel. Any and all suggestions are welcome and greatly appreciated.Thank you, Ryan Walker ---- Original Message ---- From: dickb@xxxxxxxxx To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: IML: Please Welcome Ryan Walker Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 08:20:04 -0700(This car is still EFI, folks. I invited Ryan to join us here, where more people are available to help. I know he has been working on it, and has made some measurements etc. but I'd like him to start over from the beginning so everyone knows the background.) Please, to start with, undo anything you've done to it such as bypassing the ASDM, taking the lid off, etc. Now, please tell us more about what it does: Does it start and then immediately stall, or does it not even start for a second? If it starts and stalls, check to make sure that the air cleaner lid is on tightly, and that the gaskets and clamp are all in good shape. (Even a tiny air leak will confuse the computer in these cars, and when it gets confused, it always does the same thing - shuts it down, right NOW!) If it does not even start for a second, loosen the wing nut in the center of the air cleaner temporarily, put 2 ounces of gas in the depression and allow it to run down the screw threads into the intake, then tighten the wing nut again. The car should start now, at least for a second or two. If it does, we know your problem is lack of fuel. If it doesn't, we know your problem is ignition related. If it starts and keeps running, the problem is in the initial purge cycle, which is a whole new subject; we need to cut down the number of things we have to talk about here. Do those things and get back to us, there are people here who want to help you, but they need information to go on - there are thousands of possibilities - we need to narrow them down. Dick Benjamin -----Original Message----- From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve B. Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 5:10 PM To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: IML: Please Welcome Ryan Walker automated@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:New Subscriber(s): Ryan Walker Email Address is: walker@xxxxxxxxx Member Location: Northern Minnesota Car(s) owned: 1981 Imperial (silver with blue leather) Self-Introduction: My father-in-law bought an Imperial for my wifewhen she graduated High School. It had 14,000 miles and was in mint condition.After driving it for the summer, it started to die while drivingand leave you stranded. It was parked for 12 years, now I have it in my shop, trying to get it reliable again. It currently has 36,000 miles.----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com -----------------This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for theAdministrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com -----------------This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for theAdministrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com -----------------This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for theAdministrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com -----------------This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for theAdministrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm
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