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Geez, here we go again...
"L.W. ("ßill") Hughes III" > wrote in message ... > The Antilock Brake System warning light is far more serious than > you're treating it! Can you hear the pump running like the accumulator > has failed? Does pedal pulsate like one of the wheel sensors is not > working and recording wheel lockup? Anyway, take to a shop before you > kill someone. > http://www.naxja.org/html/techarticl...ll_OEM_ABS.htm > If it's hard starting only after it has sat for a while, then your > fuel pressure regulator: > http://members.cox.net/wilsond/Fixes...-regulator.jpg > may be bleeding off back to the tank. For accident safety reasons the > fuel pump only runs for a couple of seconds without the engine running, > so cycle the ignition switch on, off about five time to repressurize. > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O > http://www.billhughes.com/ > > nunya wrote: >> >> in line 6 2wd. 205k miles.automatic, its green. >> >> this has been the best purchase of my life (save for the mail-order >> bride) >> but I've got a couple of >> "dumb guy" questions. >> >> 1) a month ago, I was towed, (no mech. problem, lets just leave it at >> that,ok?) and my ABS light came on when I picked the car up. no codes, >> just >> the light. In the course of normal operation, I've done the 50 start >> cycles, >> but the light is still on. Do I need to use some ranger rick secret >> de-coder >> ring? or do I have to do the chickens sacrifice again? >> >> 2) a "starting" problem. >> when I first crank, it will not start. I have to crank for 5-10 seconds, >> then recrank, and it will start right up, no worries. >> This happens when hot, cold, over night, after a 10 minute, or 2 hour >> drive. >> It is independant of weather, temp, or operational conditions. >> >> as an aside, I get 17-19 mpg city, 22-24 hwy on regular. I change oil >> every >> 3-4k, carries 20lbs of pressure, all in all, a great vehicle. >> >> "A car is like a woman. If you give them what they need before they know >> they need it, they won't leave you by the side of the road" >> >> thanks. |
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