apexme

key on, nothings cranked (bad fuel pump)

Just bought the car the other day, radios out, battery's been dead for like 4 months, I put juice in it, turn the key on, car checks everything, gets ready and then it just starts BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHH real loudly on the inside ~10 seconds after the car is ON and systems checked out... Like I said, I just bought it, don't know anything about it, radios removed...

Factory alarm? Idk, any help is appreciated, I searched for a few hours on here and yahoo and didn't see anything relevant, maybe my keywords are off.

Nothing else relevant I can think of but if I do I'll post it up.



Thanks

apexme

Oh, sorry its an 88 GXL

na5

check your fluid the add coolant buzzer can be really loud and annoying
not just the reservoir check the core as well

Jpk3200

Any of the cluster lights come on? na5 is right, check your coolant level.

apexme

oh ok, thanks man, that helps... I was going to wait and add coolant after I get the thing fired up, I knew it was low but didn't know that caused the buzzer

That takes a load off, thanks, now just back to trying to get the thing to fire off...

Jpk3200

Probably not a good idea knowing that the coolant is low and starting it anyways, but I hope that works.

robdog

Wow! Bringing back memories! That crazy buzzer scared the heck out of me the first time i heard it.

It was just low coolant or oil.

I always had coolant and oil in my trunk.

hello kitty

haha, mines used to do that too!!! then i realized my radiator was blown open at the top!!!!! what fun

apexme

Haha, well, coolant "fixed it"

The problem now is... where do I start, I have compression (at least decent enough to blow my fingers off as it cranks over, and I have spark (very nice ngk 4 part plugs ya know, the 6$ ones, bright blue/white fire) and the plugs are wet with gas when I take them out, so ??? Also shoots some mist of fuel/air out when its cranking over, so we've got fuel fire and compression... why are we not cranking?

Maybe too much gas? I mean the plugs were wet, but they still fired after I took them out and grounded them on the car...

Any way the timing could be off? This is only my 3rd rotary and I never had to troubleshoot a dead one before.

Thanks guys

na5

is it the same gas that was in the car when sitting if so it is bad try draining it put in fresh has afterwards you could probably try some starting fluid in the intake first and see if it fires