MY 65 FI will start, but when the ign returns to the run position, it dies. If I continue to hold the ign in the start position, it will continue to run. This acts like a bad ballast resistor, except this year uses a resistor wire, which I've been told don't go bad. Any thoughts?
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Re: 65 fuelie won't run
Al, perhaps you blew the ball out of your anti siphon valve in the fuel meter. Engine is running on the start prime fuel through the skinner valve, only works when cranking. Just a thought.
Dan1964 Red FI Coupe, DUNTOV '09
Drove the 64 over 5000 miles to three Regionals and the San Jose National, one dust storm and 40 lbs of bugs!Comment
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Re: 65 fuelie won't run
A 64-65 FI car is unique in the fact that it will start and run a second or two with the drive cable in your pocket or the cable is history.
Al, I would suspect you have a broken drive cable. If you are running ethanol it only takes a few months or so for the pump to seize up and the first thing that goes is the drive cable. Luckily the drive cable breaks as it acts as a fuse as it doesn't take much to break one when the pump sticks or the distributor has issues.
For you collectors and owners that don't drive your fuel cars.
Tip of the month: Leave the drive cable housing off. Just put the cable in the pump and distributor. Then Before you attempt to start a 57 to 65 first take the cable out of the distributor and see if you can turn it by hand. If not then attend to the frozen pump. If you use the starter to break the pump loose good by cable.
That's why my pal FI Art sales so many cables.Comment
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Re: 65 fuelie won't run
I don't know much about Fuel Injection, but it sounds like an ignition switch to me.Comment
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I'm with John, ign switches don't fail for lack of use, FI pumps can, especially in these days when Gasoline occasionally has a pretty good dose of water along with it's ethanol...Bill Clupper #618Comment
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Bill etal, Trouble lies ahead for the hi-pressure pumps on the old FI's that are left setting around with old ethanol. You cannot believe how rusty the pump gears get.
AlComment
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I do believe you...plus, if the pump turns despite the rust, where does the rust go in the system?Bill Clupper #618Comment
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It sure does bill. Trashes the FI big time and the smell alone from FI's sitting with old ethanol is absolutely horrible. By the way the word Old is the key word. Doesn't take that long for the ethanol to start separating and absolutely reek. Now not all agree here and that's OK by me.Comment
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Re: 65 fuelie won't run
Al if your 65 uses a resistor wire from the fuse block connection to the coil, it must of been added by someone. 1967 was the last year of a ballast resistor used for Corvettes, 1968 was the first year of the resistor wire for Corvetes.Comment
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Please keep us informed when the problem is resolved. I would have bet $ that it was the ballast resistor until I heard from John. Any problems that I had with my fuelies always turned out to be electrical despite my thinking at the time that it must be the FI unit.Comment
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Re: 65 fuelie won't run
If you have a resistor wire, then you probably have a TI system. If so, check your amp as outlined in the service manual. That sounds like the culprit, but you could have other issues.Comment
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Al, the contact on the pink wire terminal inside the starter solenoid has failed and when it does you loose pink wire voltage to the coil. ScottComment
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