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post Sep 2 2004, 10:59 PM
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ok so heres the deal, while driving back from ISU, i got off 55 onto queenwood and pushed the clutch in to stop. well the Z died there and wouldnt start back up. i tried jumpstarting it twice and it did nothing but tick. so i rolled on down the hill and tried to pop the clutch, still nothing. so i had the car towed to a shop here in town, knieps, and are having them check it out. all the interior/exterior lights and stereo and stuff work so im guessing its not the battery. when you turn the key, it just ticks and doesnt turn all the way over. im having a pretty good feeling this is a bad fuel pump problem. have any of you had this problem? if this is indeed a fuel pump problem, i would like to buy a fuel pump for cheap. if i end up having the shop do it, it will take 2 weeks and cost me like $600 and i dont want to do that (again). so if anybody has a fuel pump laying around that will fit a '91 300zx, let me know. thanks.
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post Sep 3 2004, 04:56 AM
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I would assume knieps did a true battery test, but if they didn't your interior lights are not a good indicator. It takes a lot less power to light them up than to start your car. Plus if the car is just ticking then the engine isn't turning and no amount of fuel will help that. My guess would be the charging system failed and you ran the battery down while driving.

If it were me I would CLEAN all the connections, charge tha battery and then load test the battery and charging system.


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