Eric,

You didn't say, but I assume that engine is injected rather than carbureted.

The fact that you "have fuel pressure" may not be enough. Did you attach a
gauge to the fuel rail (or injector inlet line on a t.b. system) and get the
_right_ pressure? Most injectors have an anti-backflow poppet that must be
overcome by fuel pump pressure before the injector(s) will fill.

My daughter's Buick Century wouldn't run (just about like yours). The car
had the same "too lean" symptom you mentioned, and eventually quit running
altogether.

We had fuel pressure, demonstrated with the old "thumb over the outlet hose"
test. G But when we finally gave up all the other trouble-shooting and
attached a gauge to the fuel rail, it turned out the pressure was about
20psi low -- it couldn't overcome the poppet springs in the injectors. A
new fuel pump fixed it instantly.
[well... as instantly as one can drop the tank and put in a new pump :-( ]

Some cars don't have an easy-access port on the rail or injector inlet to
which you can attach a gauge (the Century didn't). You might have to do some
minor plumbing to get there.

LLoyd

"Eric R Snow" wrote in message
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On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 02:28:23 GMT, "Pete"
wrote:


Pete, it has spark. So, I'm thinking that the pickup is fine.
Eric
Please look at the "hall effect pickup" coil in the distributer , it is a
$20 fix and a known Dodge problem.

Pete


"Eric R Snow" wrote in message
.. .
I'm getting desperate. I'm on an island. The car is a '92 Dodge Colt.
The import car fixer says my car isn't "foriegn" enough. The other guy
says it's too "foriegn". Here's what it is doing. Not running. It has
spark, compression, fuel pressure, and the timing is correct. The
manual says that if the car runs while starting and then dies when the
key springs back to the ON position then the fuel pump relay is bad.
But there is no relay where the book says to look and none anywhere I
can see. The dealership doesn't list one. He said to bring in the old
one and they would match it up. The car ran fine to work in the
morning and wouldn't start in the evening. The computer said it was a
bad mass air flow sensor. A new one is 400 bucks so my son went to the
wreckers and picked up a couple for twenty bucks. We put one on and
the car started but ran poorly. I was able to drive it about 1/4 mile
before it died. And while driving it would act like it was leaned out
real bad when I floored it. That was yesterday. Today it won't even
try to start. No matter which mass air flow sensor is connected. The
computer only returns the code now that says all is good. Any help
greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Eric R Snow