For the second time in the two months I've owned it, my 84 LeBaron turbo won't start.
By that I mean I get nothing at all except dash lights and fuel pump noise when I turn the key. Last time this happened, I did lots of trial and error and what worked was replacing the ASD relay. I have ordered one and will do that again.
While it was working, I was getting lots of codes, so I printed out the drivability checklist from this site and did it while charging the battery. I also ran through the 19 step drivability checklist in the DSM, but confess I didn't do a few of them since I didn't understand them (I cannot, for example, locate the canister).
It's a case of not having left well enough alone, I guess, but I stand by my decision in this case, because I was getting a variety of codes and that can't be right.
I assume it's some kind of short, but cannot figure out where or how, since I've taken apart all connectors (except, crucially, perhaps, the idle speed thing in the throttle body), regreased them, and so on.
Of interesting note, perhaps: Code 25 flashes, EVEN though I only turned the key on once. I tried it three times and that's what happened.
Still, I don't think code 25 would cause no start whatsoever.
Any ideas? I'm hoping the new ASD does the trick, but even if it does, having burned out two in a bit over a month without hardly ever driving the car is not a good sign
Of possible relevance:
1) Car still has an alarm attached, but I've done nothing to it at all (I posted a question about whether I might safely remove it and got no replies) and don't even have the key for it.
2) Hazard light doesn't work, and, despite all the help from this forum, I've got nowhere in making it work. Next step is to buy the whole blinker/hazard switch, which I've avoided because it's expensive.
3) The only part I replaced between it running and doing my checks was the coolant temperature sensor, as that code showed up a couple of times.
By that I mean I get nothing at all except dash lights and fuel pump noise when I turn the key. Last time this happened, I did lots of trial and error and what worked was replacing the ASD relay. I have ordered one and will do that again.
While it was working, I was getting lots of codes, so I printed out the drivability checklist from this site and did it while charging the battery. I also ran through the 19 step drivability checklist in the DSM, but confess I didn't do a few of them since I didn't understand them (I cannot, for example, locate the canister).
It's a case of not having left well enough alone, I guess, but I stand by my decision in this case, because I was getting a variety of codes and that can't be right.
I assume it's some kind of short, but cannot figure out where or how, since I've taken apart all connectors (except, crucially, perhaps, the idle speed thing in the throttle body), regreased them, and so on.
Of interesting note, perhaps: Code 25 flashes, EVEN though I only turned the key on once. I tried it three times and that's what happened.
Still, I don't think code 25 would cause no start whatsoever.
Any ideas? I'm hoping the new ASD does the trick, but even if it does, having burned out two in a bit over a month without hardly ever driving the car is not a good sign
Of possible relevance:
1) Car still has an alarm attached, but I've done nothing to it at all (I posted a question about whether I might safely remove it and got no replies) and don't even have the key for it.
2) Hazard light doesn't work, and, despite all the help from this forum, I've got nowhere in making it work. Next step is to buy the whole blinker/hazard switch, which I've avoided because it's expensive.
3) The only part I replaced between it running and doing my checks was the coolant temperature sensor, as that code showed up a couple of times.