Re: 81 won't start this morning.

[T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>]

mike wrote:
> 
> Damndest thing-  got in the car today, turned the
> key , she cranked just fine but wouldnt turn over.
>  I waited, tried again- still no.
> 
> Under the hood- i checked my plug connections, vac
> hoses(?) -  what the heck could it be?
> 

1st thing i thought: Check your fuses and fuel pump relay. You should be
able to hear the pump running, if not you might try jumpering around it
by removing the relay and inserting a jumper wire from terminal 30
(always ON 12v, be careful) to terminal 86(?). You will note the two to
jumper together are wider than the other control type connections that
handle operating the relay.

This trick allows you to get from point A to point B but it runs the
pump all the time so is not recommended for long term use. 

Other than that it could be almost anything like bad gas settling over
night, loose wire syndrome, 'honey it's too cold out to get out of
bed...', etc. I've had a backfire in the old 77 I used to have that
would suck the air meter plate below it's normal position, then it
wouldn't start after that because it was stuck. (unlikely in your case
but funny in hindsight).

hth,
TBerk

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