[Shotimes] strange no-start episode

[Bill Murray]

I wonder if that is an ATX issue.  I started to remove the timing cover,
and I thought to myself, why am I doing this?  I just had to move the
power steering res out of the way because the hoses were running right
in front of the sensor.  It took me an hour start to finish, but it
would have been about 20 minutes or so if I had not messed around with
the cover and dropped a few screws.  I also didn't have to move the
battery.

Bill Murray

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Co-Op [mailto:Co-Op@schramminc.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 3:08 PM
> To: shotimes
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] strange no-start episode
> 
> 
> Sounds a lot like when I tried to start my car with the cam sensor
> unplugged.  That is typical of having no signal to that 
> sensor.  I've got a
> cam sensor change down under ten minutes.
> 
> 12mm socket for surge tank bolts
> 7mm for surge tank hose clamps
> 8mm for belt cover screws
> 8mm for sensor screws
> 
> some neat trimming of the timing belt dust shield, and a trunk mounted
> battery really cuts down on labor time on that side of the engine.
> 
> Mike Bruce
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Murray [mailto:fordsho@cloud9grafx.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 2:56 PM
> To: shotimes
> Subject: [Shotimes] strange no-start episode
> 
> 
> I was just out at lunch and made a 5 minute stop.  When I got 
> back in, the
> starter cranked longer then normal and then made an odd 
> hesitation, as if
> the battery was drained, there also were small backfire 
> sounds.  Several
> attempts to restart yielded similar results.  I tried 
> flooring the gas pedal
> to prevent the injectors from spraying to clear out any fuel 
> and then let it
> sit for about 5 minutes before trying again.  Still no dice.  
> I went and ate
> my lunch for about 15 minutes and tried again.  Same thing 
> happened on the
> first try, but on the second try she fired right up.
> 
> Car ran fine on the 2 mile drive back to work, but I have a 
> CE light now and
> my tack is sitting on 0.  The tach needle was showing 500rpm 
> during the
> starting attempts, but I don't know if it did on the time it 
> finally fired
> or if it didn't show during one of the attempts.
> 
> I'll check for codes when I get home.  Anyone have ideas?  
> I'm thinking cam
> or crank sensor, hoping it's cam since that's easier to replace.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Bill Murray
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