Fire In The Hole!
03-14-2005, 03:40 PM
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today, after a 30 minute drive accross town, my car started smoking just down the street from my dads house. I pulled in front of his place real quick, popped the hood and preto FIRE. we but it out, but looks like all the wiring around the FI is toast, probably a few hoses and belts too.
It is a 86 NA any idea what it will cost to replace the wiring harness up there?
It is a 86 NA any idea what it will cost to replace the wiring harness up there?
03-14-2005, 04:10 PM
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[quote name='Ghiadesigns' date='Mar 14 2005, 01:39 PM']today, after a 30 minute drive accross town, my car started smoking just down the street from my dads house. I pulled in front of his place real quick, popped the hood and preto FIRE. we but it out, but looks like all the wiring around the FI is toast, probably a few hoses and belts too.
It is a 86 NA any idea what it will cost to replace the wiring harness up there?
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i'd buy a new harness and replace it all before i'd just replace some of it.. just the safe thing to do. im sure someone on here probably has a N/A harness there lookin to get rid of..
It is a 86 NA any idea what it will cost to replace the wiring harness up there?
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i'd buy a new harness and replace it all before i'd just replace some of it.. just the safe thing to do. im sure someone on here probably has a N/A harness there lookin to get rid of..
03-14-2005, 04:13 PM
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Sounds like ur pulsation dapner is leaking, I just found the same problem with min, but no fire. There is a trick you can do with a banjo bolt where it kinds bypasses it, im sure there is a writeup on how to do it somewhere.
03-14-2005, 07:12 PM
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the trick with the banjo bolt is to remove the pd from the rail and replace it with banjo bolt instead of another new pd. Your going to need a new harness, vaccum lines, and some other things probably. Depending if you finda good used harness or not will depend your price id say 125-500 maybe more for a new one?
03-15-2005, 01:55 AM
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[quote name='86se7en' date='Mar 15 2005, 12:47 AM']i might have one up for sale soon just let me know.
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I need it how much? It doesntleak right? Cause if it does ima cut you.
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I need it how much? It doesntleak right? Cause if it does ima cut you.
03-15-2005, 02:19 AM
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[quote name='drunkin_idiot' date='Mar 14 2005, 02:12 PM']Sounds like ur pulsation dapner is leaking, I just found the same problem with min, but no fire. There is a trick you can do with a banjo bolt where it kinds bypasses it, im sure there is a writeup on how to do it somewhere.
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Holly Crap!!! Everytime i've taken my engine apart i notice that little screw out of the hole Its the pulsation damper....I guess i'm LUKEE So how do i bypass this thing or get rid of it? B/C i tighten it down hard every time and it allways comes off WTF?
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03-15-2005, 09:32 PM
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these cars are noted fr the PD going bad the best bet you have for realibility and mainly safty is to remove the stock one and put in a aftermarket fuel pressure regulator. You can use good ole E-Bay for the requlator and a coule an fitting with some steel braid and it should not set you back more than $300 which may be expensive but way better than a engine fire. It happens more on turbo cars than Na but still sux whan it does happen.