Club's Formula Fastback

[Fierofool]

I had a regulator on the shelf that came from a running engine.  I gave it to Mike and he installed it when he replaced the injectors, but it still could have gone bad.  I'm hoping the new fuel pump Roger and I installed hasn't failed already.  Jumpering the ALDL pump circuit will tell us. 

[MikeMac]

I had a regulator on the shelf that came from a running engine.  I gave it to Mike and he installed it when he replaced the injectors, but it still could have gone bad.  I'm hoping the new fuel pump Roger and I installed hasn't failed already.  Jumpering the ALDL pump circuit will tell us.

I used my Power Probe and applied 12 volts to terminal G on the ALDL. I cranked the car over and it did not start. I did get a wiff of gas smell though. I didn't hear the fuel pump run but the traffic is loud and I didn't have another set of ears to listen.

When we replaced the injectors Charlie supplied a used fuel rail and I did switch over the adjustable fuel pressure regulator that was on the car to the used rail.

[MikeMac]

When Charlie got the car running the other day it must have been the nice rumble out the pipes that had him all excited to test drive it. Before he went on the test run I asked him if he had his cell phone with him. I'd have to say FIEROFOOL was a FOOL to drive that FIERO!

[GTRS Fiero]

I don't remember which car it was, and honestly, it may have been someone other than FieroFool, but someone said that they'd like it in their [garage].  Maybe he was heading home.

Better luck, next time.

My wife and I were occasionally driving one of my Fieros to work.  Apparently, it did not care for this.  I drove this car on numerous 5-hour trips.  If either of us tried driving it to work, it would have one issue or another that caused us to have to park it on the side of the road.  This happened for several months, so I parked it.  During those months, I drove it to each of our workplaces, in the evenings, numerous times, without issue.  The next day, issue.  4 or 5 times, it broke down in the exact same spot.  I drove it during the day on weekends, and never had an issue.

[GTRS Fiero]

I used my Power Probe and applied 12 volts to terminal G on the ALDL. I cranked the car over and it did not start. I did get a wiff of gas smell though. I didn't hear the fuel pump run but the traffic is loud and I didn't have another set of ears to listen.

When we replaced the injectors Charlie supplied a used fuel rail and I did switch over the adjustable fuel pressure regulator that was on the car to the used rail.

I'm not the mechanic, but if you smelled raw fuel, I'd suspect the FPR, or some other leak.  I'd pull a plug to check it, and check the fuel pressure at the valve.  This non-start seems to be a new development, so something changed.

It should be easy to check on the cold start injector.  Just unplug it.

[GTRS Fiero]

What is that wingnut by the right decklid vent?  Or is that just a leaf?

Also, what are those lines going down from "PONTIAC"?

[Fierofool]

It is a leaf.  It had a few on it when we picked it up.

The lines coming down from PONTIAC are pieces of the foam double side tape that held the letters on.  The PONTIAC you see is remnants of the tape. 

[GTRS Fiero]

So that's why it needs a new bumper emblem.

[MikeMac]

There is no fuel pressure. Nope, Nada, None.

[GTRS Fiero]

So, likely a bad fuel pump, FPR, or fuel filter?

[Fierofool]

Roger and I installed a new fuel pump, sock and filter.  It only has a few hours on it.  Hope it isn't the FP because the tank is probably close to full.  It's strange that it quit at the same time the belt broke and it overheated. 

[Raydar]

Maybe the gas dissolved the "included" rubber hose.  Wouldn't be the first time.

[Fierofool]

We didn't use it.  We left the pulsator in place.

[Raydar]

If you reach under the dash, the FP fuse is in the "front row". 2nd from the left. Should be a dark red fuse. 20A?
Pretty sure you said you checked them all, though.

See y'all tomorrow.

[Roger]

Bad fuel pump. Hot wired it wouldn't run. Stay tuned.