Automotive Help

lobo said:
ok so i'm running into a starting issue on my newly restored bronco. :(

basically, the the battery is old and needs replacement, but not thaaaaat bad. it was brand new 5 years ago and never used. i assume all that sitting has killed it, though. that said, when i turn the key on i can hear the puel pumps start up normally. if the battery is low, it will turn over just fine but the fuel pumps shut off and it won't start. once i try turning it over enough that the battery kills and it won't turn anymore, the fuel pumps start working again! is it normal for the battery to have enough juice to turn over the engine, but not run the fuel pumps or vice versa? i'm terrified that it is clogged injectors and the pumps aren't getting enough power to overcome them.

blaaaaargh. i guess i'll just try a new battery and see if that fixes the issue clean.
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ummmmmmmmmm......*facepalm*

HRD
 
do not belittle my efforts to make things difficult and save $75.

another thing about the truck which concerns me is this:

if i run it for a while, the engine doesn't really get too hot. it runs fine and the temp guage stays pretty accurate (at least i think/hope)

yet, when i touch the hood of the truck it is fucking HOT. not like 'burn me' hot, but hot enough that i can't hold my hand on it very long. is that normal? i can't figure out what could be transferring that sort of heat, of if it is normal for those trucks to just have hot ass hoods.
 
lobo said:
do not belittle my efforts to make things difficult and save $75.

another thing about the truck which concerns me is this:

if i run it for a while, the engine doesn't really get too hot. it runs fine and the temp guage stays pretty accurate (at least i think/hope)

yet, when i touch the hood of the truck it is fucking HOT. not like 'burn me' hot, but hot enough that i can't hold my hand on it very long. is that normal? i can't figure out what could be transferring that sort of heat, of if it is normal for those trucks to just have hot ass hoods.
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I wouldnt say its abnormal. Most hoods have like a fiberglass insulation type thing on the underside of the hood. That keeps the heat off the hood and thus not destroying your paint. That type of insulation shit usually deteriorates and dissapears after quite a few years.

Not dangerous or anything. But could fuck up that paint your worked so hard to fix

HRD
 
welp...new battery, same problem. for a while it would start, idle really low and i'd have to throttle it a couple times and then it would level out and run fine. then it just wouldn't start and i'd have to spray some brake cleaner into the air intake...yeah i know, i know, but it is what i have handy...and it would start up and run fine. now even that won't work. i'll start it, it will run for like one or two seconds and then die. if i frantically pump the gas i can sustain it at like 400 RPMs lol. strange thing is that if i just chill for 15 or 20 minutes it will usually start right up, idle a little low, and run fine again. this shit is REALLY starting to aggravate me. tonight i guess i'll replace the fuel filter and go from there. :/
 
Thats a good place to start. I know some of those have dual gas tanks. and theres a fuel selector valve that can get clogged up as well. If you do have the dual tanks Id look into that as well.

I would try changing the filter. And remember what happened with your vette. as far as hard to keep it idling type thing. Turned out it was a vacuum leak? Id try to look for that as well. Take some carb cleaner (or brake cleaner) and see if you can dilberatly change the idle. Spray around the intake manifold gasket area. The carb cleaner will make the idle go higher as to where the brake cleaner should make it go lower. Which didnt make sense why you could spray BRAKE cleaner in the intake hose to get it to start. Typically it doesnt work like that.

HRD
 
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