Bizarre fuel incident
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I should also add that my car had all new 53 relays........they're cheap so I had replace them all.
There was no noise when it did restart with the old pump other than the 'normal' pump buzz.
There was no noise when it did restart with the old pump other than the 'normal' pump buzz.
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Hey Bill, Did it sound like the loud clicking you get when the battery is low and there isn't enough juice to turn over the starter? To me that is a loud rapid rapping sound. If the answer is yes, then as others have indicated, I'd check your grounds and your battery tie down clamp.
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I have swapped fuel pumps since then as well for an unrelated issue.
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Let me see if I can say this without mixing things up... the O2 sensor is going to tell you how much oxygen is in the exhaust stream. Lean = more oxygen. The cause for more oxygen in the exhaust stream can be the result of lack of fuel or the lack of ignition of the air fuel mixture. (I think that's right)
The real question is which one did you experience.
Hitting a severe bump may have caused any number of faults. A loose/poor relay is a good place to suspect. A loose ground strap, loose battery that shorted on the cover, ignition lead, ground point, loose chip in the LH, loose ignition switch... All of them possible suspects. Unfortunately, intermittent faults like this are difficult to reproduce. If it were me, I would have (if my ***** felt large) driven over the same patch to try and recreate the event.
The real question is which one did you experience.
Hitting a severe bump may have caused any number of faults. A loose/poor relay is a good place to suspect. A loose ground strap, loose battery that shorted on the cover, ignition lead, ground point, loose chip in the LH, loose ignition switch... All of them possible suspects. Unfortunately, intermittent faults like this are difficult to reproduce. If it were me, I would have (if my ***** felt large) driven over the same patch to try and recreate the event.
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The battery was locked down and fittings were snug. I'll look at all the grounds next. Drove the car 100 miles troday with no issues.