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The mystery continues.
Before I had a chance to buy a fuel pressure gauge my friend had someone replace the fuel pump.
She called to say they ran it down the road several miles, on the highway for a short while & back home. When she tried to start it later in the day, it was turning over, but not starting again.
I called the guy who put the pump in & he said they had to "prime" the fuel system by pouring some gas in the throttle body. He said they would put a little in & it would run for a bit & then quit, so they dumped a cupful of gas in there & then it ran ok.
More questions...
1) Could the car have run for several miles on the gas in the throttle body?
2) Does the fuel pressure regulator mostly help to start the car & then the fuel pump takes over when it is running.
I can't explain why the car would run for a while & later on we are back to the same old problem.
Right now she can't afford the gauge or the regulator, so it will wait.
Any info would be great.
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