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Hey all, got a major major problemo here.
Lemme see if I can cover this well enough so that the prob can be pinpointed.
I have a 1979 242DL.
B21F Engine
Last night, as i was leaving work and heading home, i jumped in my car and noticed that the oil light was glowing a faint red. It had been raining that night and i figured it was the rain that had gotten onto the fuses and caused that light to glow slightly. I tried starting up the car anyway... Boom.. IT fired right up, with no problems, so i took my 20 minute commute back home, ....... I got home, shut off the car, went inside my house..... About an hour later while i was watching tv, my cousin gets home, comes in the house and tells me that my car is making a funny noise.
So I head outside, and I hear the noise/buzz. It was coming from underneath the hood. I popped open the hood, and realized one of the connectors was making the noise. So I then tried starting up my car. ATTEMP Unsuccessful. The engine turned over, but didn't fire up. So i disconnected the battery, and figured i'd try to start the car again in the morning. Morning comes, I try starting it up, but with no success. Engine cranks, but doesn't fire up.
#$%^#$#.
So i check out the fuses make sure they're clean and dry. I also try the "jump fuses #5 and 7" technique to be sure my fuel pump was working correctly. I did this because the connecter that was buzzing under the hood stopped buzzing after i had removed the Fuel pump fuse. Anyway, i tried the 5 and 7 technique. I tried again to start up my car, but it still didn't fire up. IT hesitated a bit as if it wanted to start up, but it didn't. I checked the 'buzzing' connector to make sure it was clean and dry, it was. But now, whenever I try starting up my car, after an unsucessful attempt, that dang connector keeps buzzing until i completely turn off the ignition.
(Keep in mind that it was buzzing under the hood last night even though the car was completely off) Now, it's only when I have the key in the ignition that the dang connector continues to buzz (after an successful attempt). For instance, i try starting the car by going to the #2 ignition position, it doesn't start, then I click the key back to the #1 position and the connector from under the hood buzzes. if I move the key to its original #0 spot, the buzzing from under the hood discontinues.
Is it most likely a short somewhere in the fuel pump wiring? or might it be something more major than that? I'm without a vehicle right now because of this, so if anyone can offer some advice on how I might alleviate this problem, it would be much appreciated.
Thanks.
Robert I
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