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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 08:36 PM
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 08:52 PM
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call me man. end of the month is here. i've been calling you but my calls aren't going thru. Don't **** w/ me man. this **** aint funny
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 08:57 PM
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i trusted you man, i swear if you **** me over...
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 09:02 PM
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wtf?

next time drive over the puddle in neutral, or cut your car off and coast through it
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 09:04 PM
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did u tow it home? get some codes. thatll be the best way to figure out what might be the problem
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 04:52 AM
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Any more suggestions? I just don't know why the fuel pump isn't priming up.. I'm hoping it has something to do with my driver's side engine wire harness..
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 04:59 AM
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"call me man. end of the month is here. i've been calling you but my calls aren't going thru. Don't **** w/ me man. this **** aint funny"

What did you to this man? He sounds like he is ready to kill you.
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 05:12 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TheIntegraGuy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Any more suggestions? I just don't know why the fuel pump isn't priming up.. I'm hoping it has something to do with my driver's side engine wire harness..</TD></TR></TABLE>

Sounds like something could have gotten wet. Did you check your fuses?

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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 05:31 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Sounds like something could have gotten wet. Did you check your fuses?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes, I did check fuses. Indeed, something must have gotten wet after going through the puddle. Could something getting wet cause the shortage of something? IE: Main Relay?
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 05:50 AM
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if you wanna try a different relay i have a few
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 06:18 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by phanatic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">"call me man. end of the month is here. i've been calling you but my calls aren't going thru. Don't **** w/ me man. this **** aint funny"

What did you to this man? He sounds like he is ready to kill you.</TD></TR></TABLE>

it must not be good since he's ignoring him
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 06:29 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Hatchtrap &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

it must not be good since he's ignoring him </TD></TR></TABLE>

its coo, he PMed me.
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 06:32 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hionvtecxda6 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i trusted you man, i swear if you **** me over... </TD></TR></TABLE> Please reply to him......
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 06:58 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TheIntegraGuy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Yes, I did check fuses. Indeed, something must have gotten wet after going through the puddle. Could something getting wet cause the shortage of something? IE: Main Relay? </TD></TR></TABLE>

The main relay is under the dash near the fusebox. What's more likely is the main box near the battery. It's still possible that the main relay went, and it just happened to be when you went through the puddle, but that doesn't explain the fan not working.

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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 07:19 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EX_AutoXer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

The main relay is under the dash near the fusebox. What's more likely is the main box near the battery. It's still possible that the main relay went, and it just happened to be when you went through the puddle, but that doesn't explain the fan not working.

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I'm hoping it's the main relay if anything. My fan is directly spliced into one of the wires on my driver's side engine wiring harness, which receives power when the key is turned to the "ON" position.
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 07:19 AM
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Did u get the code of the CEL? ur answer is there
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 07:24 AM
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that sucks man hope u fig it out
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 07:38 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by FredoSP &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Did u get the code of the CEL? ur answer is there</TD></TR></TABLE>

I noticed that w/ an "EG", there are 2 plugs that are on top of the ECU; one with 2 wires (brown and black if I remember correctly) and the other w/ 3 wires, but I don't remember the colors. When I attempted to jump it by using a wire to connect the two terminals together, my CEL would not blink when I turned the key.

Is there a fuse that connects to the main relay? The main relay is the only thing I can think of that can go wrong. I'm 99% sure that the water has shortened something out...
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 08:05 AM
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Also, is there a fuel pump fuse? From the looks of things, lit seems as if it's only the relay.
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 08:24 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TheIntegraGuy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Also, is there a fuel pump fuse? From the looks of things, lit seems as if it's only the relay.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 09:36 AM
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im pretty sure its your relays because the same problem happen to my homie when he did his motor swap. his motor cranked and all powers work but he had a gutted interior, so you kan hear the fuel pump tryin to turn on but it wouldnt. he later went to the junk yard to get sum relays. in the end he was happy with his new motor
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 03:00 PM
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Luserkid was correct. There's no diagram on the fuse cover indicating a fuel pump fuse, which was exactly what happened. The first thing I checked was the fuse and it was blown. Replaced it and it worked fine. I still don't get why they didn't lable a fuel pump fuse on the fuse cover..

Thanks SO much for the help guys..
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 03:51 PM
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Check the rotor on the dizzy and take your plugs out and crank the car over a few times to get any water out, if any at all. Put plugs back in, try again.
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 03:54 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JSPECHB &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Check the rotor on the dizzy and take your plugs out and crank the car over a few times to get any water out, if any at all. Put plugs back in, try again.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thanks! That was actually the second thing I did. LOL!! thanks!
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 04:01 PM
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So does it run now? LOL
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