Diagnosing a No-StartI've been seeing a lot of No-Start related threads popping up lately, and I figured a basic Tech Article for diagnosing a few of the most common No-Start problems might be in order.
Any images posted are courtesy of my 1990 GSX your setup may differ slightly; refer to...
I was changing my valve cover and valve cover gaskets tonight, and found a nice "surprise" left by the previous owner.I lifted the valve cover off and saw what looked like a piece of rubber gasket material wedged in one of the exhaust springs....I was like WTF ???I got the needle-nose...
I have a logger cable (made by the wonderful Steve) that I got for my laptop. No real issues with that, other than I got tired of lugging my laptop around with me in the car during runs...Plus, my Technomotive software would occasionally lock up, and got in the habit of giving me errors when I...
Delivered today. Canon Digital SLR / EOS 20D
8.2 mega pixels of (expensive) damn fine machinery...
It's technically the boyfriend's, so I guess I've inherited the Nikon now.... :pspecs here: http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/eos20d/index.htmlHighly recommended for anyone looking for a...
As some of you know, I've been busy lately resurrecting my GSX from the dead.... I bought her this summer non-running and neglected, and rescued her from a junkyard fate.After lots of work, I finally got her running on Jan. 1. Yesterday I detailed her and took her out for her first...
I've been having problems with my ECT. At first, I found a loose wire (yellow one) which I soldered and re-connected. This seemed to fix the problem for a couple weeks. Then, the other day, my car became excessively hard to start when cold, and shortly thereafter (lo and behold) my car threw...
So, I've finally tackled most of the major mechanical issues with my car (fingers crossed...watch, i've jinxed myself now, and the car won't start tomorrow :rolleyes: ), and am now working my way through all of the minor annoyances that have been bugging me.My cigarette lighter has never...
Okay....Embarassing N00b Question Time!!! :coy: haha.I've been fighting with stalling/idle issues for a while now, and earlier tonight I think I accidentally stumbled across my problem. I was fiddling around near the fuel pressure regulator area, when I saw the end of a hose poking out...
So I go down to the garage today to find the rear driver's tire on the Mustang completely flat (*completely* flat). We filled it up with the air compressor and limped down the street to Goodyear to see if it was patchable...The guy comes in with an envelope and demonstrates the culprit -- a key...
Well, one set of problems down, and a new one springs up. :notgood:This time I am pretty sure it's the alternator, but I thought I would check here and see if I have overlooked something before I pull it and take it to Autozone for a test.Here's what's going on (everything I can...
As the title states, i'm having some strange problems with my factory alarm.About a week ago, I unlocked the car with the key, as usual, and the headlights starting blinking. I figured this was the alarm, so I attempted to turn it off by starting the car -- nope, still blinking. Since the...
Just got my car running last week, and am now in the process of diagnosing all the new problems that have come to light :rolleyes:Most importantly, the car will not go into reverse AT ALL. Will (usually) shift into 1-5 fine, but not always. In fact, the only relatively consistent gear is...
Finally got my car running this week ( :rocks: ), and am trying to diagnose some interesting new problems...First on the list is a strange noise that seems to be coming from the exhaust manifold at idle/low rpms. It sounds like a quick "knocking" that sounds almost exactly like a lawnmower...
So I am about to throw my car into the lake........... :(I bought the car w/ a bad fuel pump that was keeping her from starting...Replaced that, as well as a lot of other things (to be listed below), but still not having any luck getting her to fire up. A lot of what's going on has been...
I am having a hell of a time trying to get my stupid fuel pump to power on.I bought the car with a botched re-wire and a bad fuel pump that was keeping the car from starting. I pulled all the old wires and re-did the fuel pump rewire correctly, and replaced the fuel pump with a Walbro 190...
Hopefully someone can offer me some guidance here. I am at my wit's end with this car!Short background info: Car was not getting fuel, due to the FP not turning on....I suspected faulty wiring from the beginning (bought the car with a host of weird problems, so nothing was out of the...
So I was randomly poking at things under my hood today, and I dropped a wrench on the intake plenum, and something flew off.... :coy:
It was just a little brittle plastic/rubber piece, but it left this exposed (see pic), and got me curious as to what it is.....
The little plastic cap must...
I have searched far and wide, but just can't figure out what exhaust I should go with. Hoping for some advice...Here's the thing:
I want good performance, decent sound, and as close to STOCK APPEARANCE as possible in a 3" exhaust. Call it a personal preference, but I really HATE the look of...
Picking up a project DSM tomorrow that is plagued w/ various fuel system problems that are too off-topic to get into in this post....
Long story short, I will need to drain the old gas out of the tank and fill 'er up with some fresh 93 octane...So here comes the dumb question...
OK, here's the deal. haha.First off, let me state that this is NOT my car (yet) -- so unfortunately I can't give much more info than this right now.....If you need any further info, let me know & I can try to get it.I am seriously considering buying a '90 GSX as a project car, but it is...