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Re[2]: More problems...



>>
>> My car won't start dammit.  It starts and then dies about 3-4 
>> seconds later.  Would could it be?  Maybe it's related to my last 
>> post about the RPM thing?  Fuel pump maybe?

>When was the last time you replaced your fuel filter?  If your filter 
>is way past due, it could be causing a fuel pressure drop which in turn 
>will cause one or more fuel injector nozzles to close, then car stops 
>running.  Just one more thing to check...

>After that, you can do a fuel pump test by checking it's delivery rate 
>at each injector.  This is a little more involved, and I think someone 
>here has gone over it before.  It not, I'll go into it... ;-)

> ==Brett

Brett,

     Since we're on the topic here:

     - Where's the fuel filter?  Silver canister under the hood?

     - My engine idles at about 1K, everytime I rev it and release quickly it   
       drops to around 500rpm, seems like it's going to die.  Is that normal?

Thanks,

Kevin.

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