September 11, 200520 yr I'm posting for Hocrest who is w/o internet for the weekend. He ran out of gas yesterday in his BRAT. It now won't restart. He put an aftermarket pump in it as he wasn't getting gas at the return and put a new fuel filter in as well. It is getting gas at the carb just fine when he goes to crank but it won't fire. Plugs are wet but still no fire. It'll start by pushing it and run at an idle fine. When he goes to drive it though it'll die (like it is running out of gas in about a block). The pump was for an EA-82 from Advance. Any ideas what the cause may be? It doesn't make much sense to me.
September 11, 200520 yr Did he change both filters (the one on the fuel pump and the other in the engine compartment). If he ran out of gas, he probably sucked all the crap out of the bottem of the tank and clogged a filter. Not sure that a EA82 pump will work properly. Does he have spark? If not, I'd suspect the igniter module in the distributor.
September 11, 200520 yr quick update on this.... he is up and running. his coil died. I was on my way to to help him out and he went and bought a coil before I got up there. She was purring like a kitten last I talked to him.
September 11, 200520 yr Author Yeah, I assumed he had spark as it was starting and running when pushed. No he didn't change the one in the engine compartment as it is impossible to find outside of the dealer or Napa. Should've know as he's running an Accel coil. They seem to last a year for most people although mine is like 4 years old now but I always have a spare.
September 11, 200520 yr Thanks to Ben, Matt, Oliver and especially Melissa for help to get Becca running again. Not sure why the coil died at the same time... but anyway thanks again for all the help.
September 11, 200520 yr Author Thanks to Ben, Matt, Oliver and especially Melissa for help to get Becca running again. Not sure why the coil died at the same time... but anyway thanks again for all the help. Just keep gas in her in the future. Next time the alternator will go when it runs out of gas
September 11, 200520 yr you know dave you are damn lucky.... my accel killed my disty too at the same time. Very happy that becca isn't spending the night in a parking lot... Who is Oliver? and what did Melis do???? last I talked to her she was like "huh...I don't understand" :-p (just giving ya crap melis.)
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