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 Posted: Dec 18, 2018 05:38PM
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 Posted: Dec 9, 2018 02:21PM
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jwakil..  how long had your SPI been sitting.. more than six months?/ might even be the fuel.. using NON ethanal gas 93 Octane ?? ethanal gas can clog up and throttle body.. and looks like  stickie glue.. later bc

 Posted: Dec 9, 2018 05:16AM
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Did you push the fuel cutoff or reset button?

 Posted: Dec 9, 2018 05:14AM
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Did you push the fuel cutoff button?

 Posted: Sep 25, 2018 06:05PM
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What someone suggested to me when I had a starting issue was to take the intake and filter off and peak down at the injector while cranking to see if fuel is spitting in the throttle body.  If no fuel, it could be the pump, relay, or even clogged fuel filter.  I had a bit of the rust slush in my tank.  Took the whole thing out and washed the inside with soap to get it as clean as possible.

Check vacuum lines and fuel trap for cracks.

Doesn't hurt to carefully pry open the relay box and see if any solder joints are loose.  My issue was solved by re-soldering one of the through hole pegs inside the relay box.  Better than spending $100 on a replacement box.

 Posted: Sep 25, 2018 01:56PM
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I had a similar problem about a year ago. Did some "minor" maintenance like yours, but forgot to tighten up a ground connection. It would run and stop...intermittently. 

 Posted: Sep 24, 2018 03:11PM
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It could also be the fuel pump relay. Try hot wiring the fuel pump directly from the battery to the wire on the tank if it runs you can replace the expensive relay box on top of the brake booster bracket or run a fused wire from the fuse box to the tank.

If in doubt, flat out. Colin Mc Rae MBE 1968-2007.

Give a car more power and it goes faster on the straights,
make a car lighter and it's faster everywhere. Colin Chapman.

 Posted: Sep 23, 2018 07:27AM
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check the fuse like Bill says, first.

IF that's not it: I have seen quite a good number of SPI cars with silt in the fuel tanks. probably from sitting partially full for long periods and flash rust developing on the inside of the tank, and then when fuel sloshes around or it gets a fill up the rust falls into the tank and the filter sock on the fuel pickup gets clogged or weak and eventually burns up completely.

It's not toooooo difficult to remove the fuel tank and pull the top plate off of it and get the fuel pump out. But if it fires up and runs, it shows that you can build pressure in the system when you turn the key, but when engine demand (either through run time or throttle opens more) can't keep up with supply, it stalls out.  Turn the key and let the pump run for a minute and then fire it up, you're good again until pressure drops and it quits.

 Posted: Sep 22, 2018 08:57PM
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will it turn over? if so. check the fuel pump FUSE..  the fifth one down on the right side of Carb..  and change from 10 amp to 20 Amp..   this might cure the problem.. if you need fuel pump..  it is a GM fuel pump.. I know hotel cal posted the cross over number.. couple years ago..  I just bought a used SPI fuel tank.. for 50 quid.. and cured the problem for my customer.. later bc

 Posted: Sep 22, 2018 06:58PM
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Well, after feeling proud to get my AC working, headlights rewired and working and getting my dash and gauges working, the unforeseen real fun begins.  The car ran great before.  After starting the car and driving for a block the car acted like it was running out of gas and died.  Got it towed home and tried starting it and it started right up!   Went around the block again and sure enough it died again.  This time there is no restarting, even after many hours.  It is an 1992 SPI rover.  Anything I could do quickly to diagnose?  Seems like a fuel pump issue but could be anything. 

1992 1275 SPI Mini

1981 Porsche 911 Turbo (930)