Hey guys,
My '87 3.9L Dakota just quit on me and I've got to get it fixed TODAY. I think it's the fuel pump, but let me know if you think it's something else.
Going down the road the engine just died - no sputtering or anything. BUT when I pumped the gas it ran briefly, less than a second. That was while I was still coasting in Drive. It did that the first 2 or 3 times I pumped the gas, but not again.
After sitting about 45 minutes, it started after cranking for a couple of seconds.
I think the carb is being starved of fuel, the brief seconds it ran were when the accelerator pump shot fuel from the bowl (assuming this carb has a bowl), but then ran the bowl dry. I think that's also why, when it did start again, it took a few seconds of cranking.
But I don't understand why it would start again after sitting a few minutes. That's what makes me unsure if its the fuel pump or not.
The fuel filter was replaced in August.
If I was flush with cash I'd just slap a new pump and filter on it. Right now I've got be careful what I spend the $$ on.
I thought about water in the gas, but wouldn't that make it sputter for a while before it just quit completely?
My '87 3.9L Dakota just quit on me and I've got to get it fixed TODAY. I think it's the fuel pump, but let me know if you think it's something else.
Going down the road the engine just died - no sputtering or anything. BUT when I pumped the gas it ran briefly, less than a second. That was while I was still coasting in Drive. It did that the first 2 or 3 times I pumped the gas, but not again.
After sitting about 45 minutes, it started after cranking for a couple of seconds.
I think the carb is being starved of fuel, the brief seconds it ran were when the accelerator pump shot fuel from the bowl (assuming this carb has a bowl), but then ran the bowl dry. I think that's also why, when it did start again, it took a few seconds of cranking.
But I don't understand why it would start again after sitting a few minutes. That's what makes me unsure if its the fuel pump or not.
The fuel filter was replaced in August.
If I was flush with cash I'd just slap a new pump and filter on it. Right now I've got be careful what I spend the $$ on.
I thought about water in the gas, but wouldn't that make it sputter for a while before it just quit completely?