Won't start after Oil/Fuel filter plug change

[99response]

It's always something stupid...I spent like a week chasing around a running issue with my 02 Response. It would cut out over wakes and stuff. It turned out the screw that holes the kill switch ring terminal onto the ignition switch worked its way out so the sill switch circuit was cutting in and out.

I was happy I found it but also so mad at the same time!

[Sixball]

When we were running the NHRA drag circuit we had a miss in the car that we could not find. Changed all ignition and fuel system parts. The car ran fine in the pits but shot ducks all the way down the quarter mile. We even went to a test session at a rented track to work on the problem more. Ya still shooting ducks. Just could not find the problem. Well long story but well get past all the testing and such. We went to our next points race knowing we still had problems. On Saturday morning for our first qualifying run we new It had rained all night and the wood scales would be reading heavy so we pulled one of the battery's out to drop weight. went out to make a run and the car went down the track just fine good run and in the show. Well it was one of the couldn't be bad brand new battery's had a lose plate in it and shorted well under a run and plates were under load. Two weeks worth of work to find the part that couldn't be bad was bad.

[electricjohn]

OK....

1. I am an idiot.. My tester was bad..bought a new one on a hunch and traced the short to the power and ground that ran from the plug from the wiring harness and the fuel pump. Fixed the connectors that had degraded and Viola! Fuel pump charged the system and it started right up.

2. ALERT!...Everyone who has a fuel pump with the style of connectors that have a type of foam inside them that is designed to protect the connector from moisture should check them immediately. THEN GET RID OF THEM NOW AS THEY ARE CRAP ANd WILL EVENTUALLY FALL APART WHEN YOU LEAST WANT THEM TO. At the very least carefully inspect them!

The connectors had completely disintegrated and that is where I found the short that caused all of my pain. Even after I repaired the connectors the engine would cut out due to poor connections in the plug that was put between the wiring harness and the wires that ran to the fuel pump.. So I cut off the plug and replaced with two female-male spade connectors and wrapped them with electrician's tape.

Problem solved.

Learned alot about my engine.

Hopefully other will benefit from my oversight and everyone's great advice...

Boat on!

Well a few lessons learned. Always test a tester before testing something with it. And as an electrician, I must correct some terminology. Your wiring had an open, not a short in the fuel pump circuit. Shorts are what blow fuses. Glad everything is good again. Thanks for the diagrams.

[25lsvwakesetter]

OK....

1. I am an idiot.. My tester was bad..bought a new one on a hunch and traced the short to the power and ground that ran from the plug from the wiring harness and the fuel pump. Fixed the connectors that had degraded and Viola! Fuel pump charged the system and it started right up.

2. ALERT!...Everyone who has a fuel pump with the style of connectors that have a type of foam inside them that is designed to protect the connector from moisture should check them immediately. THEN GET RID OF THEM NOW AS THEY ARE CRAP ANd WILL EVENTUALLY FALL APART WHEN YOU LEAST WANT THEM TO. At the very least carefully inspect them!

The connectors had completely disintegrated and that is where I found the short that caused all of my pain. Even after I repaired the connectors the engine would cut out due to poor connections in the plug that was put between the wiring harness and the wires that ran to the fuel pump.. So I cut off the plug and replaced with two female-male spade connectors and wrapped them with electrician's tape.

Problem solved.

Learned alot about my engine.

Hopefully other will benefit from my oversight and everyone's great advice...

Boat on!

Well a few lessons learned. Always test a tester before testing something with it. And as an electrician, I must correct some terminology. Your wiring had an open, not a short in the fuel pump circuit. Shorts are what blow fuses. Glad everything is good again. Thanks for the diagrams.

Glad the diagrams helped. I sure appreciated getting ahold of them.Thanks also for the correction on the problem..I am slowly learning how to deal with electrical issues. And no kidding on the tester...