[Shotimes] A little advise

[Donald Mallinson]

John,

I have heard from several of the SHO experts that APE (Auto 
Performance Engineering) is about the best and cheapest 
place to buy pumps.  the fellow responded with quick service 
and good prices when we needed one for Ken's car recently.

http://www.autoperformanceengineering.com/

Comes with everything you need, just buy a new filter and 
you are set.

YOu can get a fuel pressure gauge cheap at Autozone, I have 
one, I could mail it to you if you want.  In Ken's case the 
pump would come up to pressure and then go back to near zero 
as a check valve in the pump was bad.  Would pump good as 
long as the car was running, but starting was hard.  In your 
case (NO start or almost no start) I would suspect maybe the 
wiring near the pump.  Since it did it at an autocross, you 
car putting some twisting motion into the car body, and that 
could possibly rub some wires wrong?

Did you ever just look in the oil filler cap hole?  You can 
see a cam from there easily, and if the belt is broken, NONE 
of the cams will turn.  That will answer that question.  of 
course the belt could have jumped a few cogs, but I would 
think it would still run, if not very good.

Also, check things like all the plugs or wires, especially 
the main bundle going into the computer (check for wear 
where the ground bolt is on the back passenger end of the 
intake is, this was a TSB on early SHO's like yours, it can 
wear through the main wiring bundle!)  Also check the wires 
going into the coil pack.  If they pull out a little it can 
stop the car cold.  Been known to happen.

Check any other connections you can get to.  Take them apart 
carefully and put back together to make sure you are getting 
a clean/solid connection.  Same with the connectors on 
either end of the DIS on the passenger end of the intake.

Don Mallinson

John Stout wrote:

> I  got around to checking on the Gen 1 the other day, I hit the key, it tried to start, so I may be backing up on the timing belt being bad, I have not put a guage on it yet, but when i pushed on the schrader valve, ot did not spray fuel, it would barely trickle out.  I am gonna put a guage on it, but I am leaning toward bad fuel pump, any suggestions as to what I need to check as in electrical connections or anything else will be appreciated.  also suggestions of what kind of pump to replace it with and where is the best place to buy one, if it is the pump would help Thanks John
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