Crank no start... any advice?

cheapskate · Jul 2nd, 2024, 03:46

Hi there everyone.

My 1978 245 wagon is cranking but won't start. It's had the issue for a while (a couple months) but I could usually get it to start eventually. It would start and then die immediately, start and die, etc etc, but if it stayed running long enough I could give it enough gas to get a stable idle and then it would run good- no issues while driving. It would also start up easier once the engine was warmed up. I assumed it was the cold start injector so I put it off because it was about to be summer here anyway. Now it's over 100F here and it cranks but just wont start. Something finally gave out but I don't know what it could be. Fuel pump was recently replaced, battery and starter are new. Tried with starter fluid and nothing. Any ideas?

john.wigley · Jul 2nd, 2024, 08:05

My money would be on a failing, now failed, CPS, 'cheapskate'.

Regards, John.

Jul 2nd, 2024, 03:46	#1
cheapskate New Member Last Online: Jul 2nd, 2024 04:09 Join Date: May 2024 Location: Orland	Crank no start... any advice? Hi there everyone. My 1978 245 wagon is cranking but won't start. It's had the issue for a while (a couple months) but I could usually get it to start eventually. It would start and then die immediately, start and die, etc etc, but if it stayed running long enough I could give it enough gas to get a stable idle and then it would run good- no issues while driving. It would also start up easier once the engine was warmed up. I assumed it was the cold start injector so I put it off because it was about to be summer here anyway. Now it's over 100F here and it cranks but just wont start. Something finally gave out but I don't know what it could be. Fuel pump was recently replaced, battery and starter are new. Tried with starter fluid and nothing. Any ideas?

Jul 2nd, 2024, 08:05	#2
john.wigley VOC Member since 1986 Last Online: Yesterday 23:36 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Leicestershire	My money would be on a failing, now failed, CPS, 'cheapskate'. Regards, John. __________________ Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana .....

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