No EFI primer, will crank, won’t start-FIXED!

[Daryl]

Went to start the car after charging the battery overnight. EFI didn’t prime. Tried starting it anyway, but wouldn’t turn over. Tried with jumper cables, same result. Could it be because the battery has been disconnected for about 4-5 weeks now?
Battery tests at 12.49v

 

[ttocs]

efi did not prime - you mean you did not hear the fuel pump prime?

 

[Terrorist 5.0]

Check your fuel pump relay. Easy to do. Switch in with a known good relay and try again. If that is a no go, I would check for power at the pump, which is a little more complicated unfortunately.

 

[Daryl]

efi did not prime - you mean you did not hear the fuel pump prime?

Exactly

 

[ttocs]

start simple and run through all your fuses, it only takes a few mins. After that check the inertia switch in the back. If it is not reset then you can test for voltage there at the inertia switch, either of the two wires to it should have 12v on it for 5 secs after you turn the key on.

 

[Daryl]

Oh… I bet it’s the inertia switch in the back. Good call; will check it tomorrow morning ++

 

[ttocs]

It shouldn't be unless the car took a bump/impact but you never know and it is easy to check.

 

[Daryl]

Found the problem!! All fuses good; inertia not an issue. Turns out the 9/32 screw that holds the multiple-function hooseywhatsit to the thingamabobber wasn’t tightened down so it wasn’t making enough contact. Thought it seemed a tad loosely-gooey (didn’t hear a click or snap) when I put the back together but didn’t want to risk breaking anything. So I looked at the old one and said, “hey, what gets screwed into here?”!!!
Started right up per usual ++

 

[RAU03MACH]

by the radiator

 

[RAU03MACH]

or by the steer coulomb

 

[Daryl]

by the radiator

Huh??

 

[Daryl]

or by the steer coulomb

Yes, underneath the steering column.

 

[RAU03MACH]

where is that plug

 

[RAU03MACH]

there is one by the radiator that looks somewhat like that

 

[Daryl]

there is one by the radiator that looks somewhat like that

Ah…ok. Gotcha, John. I was not aware of that. Thank you, sir!

 

[RAU03MACH]

now a bigger pic shows up

 

[RAU03MACH]

for some reason i only got a small picture then a bigger one pop s up

 

[Daryl]

That’s one hurdle. Next is the steering column. Hope it goes as well as this did. I’m waiting for a set of replacement buttons for each side of the steering wheel to arrive sometime between 10/30 - 11/07