pipes94xj
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
I purchased a 97 4.0 231 AW4 w/ 80,000 miles on her about 3 months ago. It was "as is" at a local chevy dealership, getting ready to go to auction. I drove it, knew it needed rear brakes and 4 tires but for the price I got it for, decided to get it anyways. So far I've done complete rebuild of rear brakes, (should have done discs) and 4 new all-terrains, just like I knew I would. What I didn't expect was 2 things:
#1. Everytime I start the car, i have to crank it to on/ac, back to off, on/ac, back to off, on/ac, back to off...after 3 times she will fire right up. I was searching on this and was reading about the BMW fix for keeping fuel line pressure up and as cheap as it is, was going to try that. However, when I park the car and get out, I can hear this tapping in the fuel tank. It sounds like a bobber floating ontop of the fuel and its hitting against the tank shell. What the hell? So I'm thinking new fuel pump?
#2. I have been pulled over 3 times in the last month for driving with no lights on. I swear the cops were crack-heads, because how elese would I be able to see. Finally, the 3rd cop told me I had no rear tailights. Bulbs are good, sockets getting juice, fuses are good. So I took it to Midas, because my "buddy" works there. After what he called 2 hours of diagnostics, he had them running. He said its a quick fix but I need a new junction box. I said how much and he couldn't find a price for me until Monday. He also charged me $72 for looking at it, which they didn't tell me they were going to charge, but he said he would credit that back to me if I had them install the junction box. So anybody know how much a junction box is? And how long should it take to install one?
And as a side note...my 94 always fired right up and would smoke this 97'. Maybe the 2.5 catback and flowmaster 40, k&n 6x9, and throttle body spacer actually made a difference?? Or maybe because it was that awesome TEAL everyones jealous of. Ya, that's it!
Thanks for any and all help gentleman....enjoy football today if your watching. My Steelers are out, but if you don't like them, still help me!!
#1. Everytime I start the car, i have to crank it to on/ac, back to off, on/ac, back to off, on/ac, back to off...after 3 times she will fire right up. I was searching on this and was reading about the BMW fix for keeping fuel line pressure up and as cheap as it is, was going to try that. However, when I park the car and get out, I can hear this tapping in the fuel tank. It sounds like a bobber floating ontop of the fuel and its hitting against the tank shell. What the hell? So I'm thinking new fuel pump?
#2. I have been pulled over 3 times in the last month for driving with no lights on. I swear the cops were crack-heads, because how elese would I be able to see. Finally, the 3rd cop told me I had no rear tailights. Bulbs are good, sockets getting juice, fuses are good. So I took it to Midas, because my "buddy" works there. After what he called 2 hours of diagnostics, he had them running. He said its a quick fix but I need a new junction box. I said how much and he couldn't find a price for me until Monday. He also charged me $72 for looking at it, which they didn't tell me they were going to charge, but he said he would credit that back to me if I had them install the junction box. So anybody know how much a junction box is? And how long should it take to install one?
And as a side note...my 94 always fired right up and would smoke this 97'. Maybe the 2.5 catback and flowmaster 40, k&n 6x9, and throttle body spacer actually made a difference?? Or maybe because it was that awesome TEAL everyones jealous of. Ya, that's it!
Thanks for any and all help gentleman....enjoy football today if your watching. My Steelers are out, but if you don't like them, still help me!!