JW

I have a 1996 850R with 118,000 miles and it won't start. It was running
fine until I stopped at a store. I came out and it started but ran very
roughly and at below 1000 RPM. It then won't start at all. I had to get it
towed home.

Here is what I have diagnosed thus far:

1) There is spark at the spark plugs.
2) The battery is fully charged.
3) The engine is turning over.

I also just happened to have a tune-up kit and changed the plugs, cap, etc.
I haven't changed the fuel filter yet but it was changed about 25,000 miles
ago.

It sounds like fuel is not getting to the cylinder. Any thoughts?

Thanks.

James Sweet

"JW" <jemmie_nospam@umich.edu> wrote in message
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> I have a 1996 850R with 118,000 miles and it won't start. It was running
> fine until I stopped at a store. I came out and it started but ran very
> roughly and at below 1000 RPM. It then won't start at all. I had to get it
> towed home.
>
> Here is what I have diagnosed thus far:
>
> 1) There is spark at the spark plugs.
> 2) The battery is fully charged.
> 3) The engine is turning over.
>
> I also just happened to have a tune-up kit and changed the plugs, cap,
etc.
> I haven't changed the fuel filter yet but it was changed about 25,000
miles
> ago.
>
> It sounds like fuel is not getting to the cylinder. Any thoughts?
>


Can you tell if the fuel pump is running?

JW

"James Sweet" <jamessweet@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "JW" <jemmie_nospam@umich.edu> wrote in message
> news:vtydnS6iqdRGBD7fRVn-2A@comcast.com...
> > I have a 1996 850R with 118,000 miles and it won't start. It was running
> > fine until I stopped at a store. I came out and it started but ran very
> > roughly and at below 1000 RPM. It then won't start at all. I had to get
it
> > towed home.
> >
> > Here is what I have diagnosed thus far:
> >
> > 1) There is spark at the spark plugs.
> > 2) The battery is fully charged.
> > 3) The engine is turning over.
> >
> > I also just happened to have a tune-up kit and changed the plugs, cap,
> etc.
> > I haven't changed the fuel filter yet but it was changed about 25,000
> miles
> > ago.
> >
> > It sounds like fuel is not getting to the cylinder. Any thoughts?
> >
>
>
> Can you tell if the fuel pump is running?
>

What's the method for doing that?

Thanks.

JW

Update:

I bought a OBDII code reader and there are no codes.

"JW" <jemmie_nospam@umich.edu> wrote in message
news:vtydnS6iqdRGBD7fRVn-2A@comcast.com...
> I have a 1996 850R with 118,000 miles and it won't start. It was running
> fine until I stopped at a store. I came out and it started but ran very
> roughly and at below 1000 RPM. It then won't start at all. I had to get it
> towed home.
>
> Here is what I have diagnosed thus far:
>
> 1) There is spark at the spark plugs.
> 2) The battery is fully charged.
> 3) The engine is turning over.
>
> I also just happened to have a tune-up kit and changed the plugs, cap,
etc.
> I haven't changed the fuel filter yet but it was changed about 25,000
miles
> ago.
>
> It sounds like fuel is not getting to the cylinder. Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
>
>

Tim..

"JW" <jemmie_nospam@umich.edu> wrote in message
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> "James Sweet" <jamessweet@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:87Qoe.3525$KQ2.439@trnddc08...
> >
> > "JW" <jemmie_nospam@umich.edu> wrote in message
> > news:vtydnS6iqdRGBD7fRVn-2A@comcast.com...
> > > I have a 1996 850R with 118,000 miles and it won't start. It was
running
> > > fine until I stopped at a store. I came out and it started but ran
very
> > > roughly and at below 1000 RPM. It then won't start at all. I had to
get
> it
> > > towed home.
> > >
> > > Here is what I have diagnosed thus far:
> > >
> > > 1) There is spark at the spark plugs.
> > > 2) The battery is fully charged.
> > > 3) The engine is turning over.
> > >
> > > I also just happened to have a tune-up kit and changed the plugs, cap,
> > etc.
> > > I haven't changed the fuel filter yet but it was changed about 25,000
> > miles
> > > ago.
> > >
> > > It sounds like fuel is not getting to the cylinder. Any thoughts?
> > >
> >
> >
> > Can you tell if the fuel pump is running?
> >
>
> What's the method for doing that?


Err your ears?! lol!

Tim..

Niels Bengaard

> I bought a OBDII code reader and there are no codes.

Any blown fuses, or look for bad connections and check connecters are a
tight fit.

Niels

JW

For those who care... I did some further debugging and determined it's the
fuel pump. I bought a fuel pump only for about $90, used the existing
housing, and it's running again.

"Niels Bengaard" <bengaardFJERNDETTE@tdcadsl.dk> wrote in message
news:42a5c159$0$640$edfadb0f@dread16.news.tele.dk...
> > I bought a OBDII code reader and there are no codes.
>
> Any blown fuses, or look for bad connections and check connecters are a
> tight fit.
>
> Niels
>
>

dreevay

On Sun, 5 Jun 2005 19:33:37 -0500, "JW" <jemmie_nospam@umich.edu>
wrote:

>I have a 1996 850R with 118,000 miles and it won't start. It was running
>fine until I stopped at a store. I came out and it started but ran very
>roughly and at below 1000 RPM. It then won't start at all. I had to get it
>towed home.
>
>Here is what I have diagnosed thus far:
>
>1) There is spark at the spark plugs.
>2) The battery is fully charged.
>3) The engine is turning over.
>
>I also just happened to have a tune-up kit and changed the plugs, cap, etc.
>I haven't changed the fuel filter yet but it was changed about 25,000 miles
>ago.
>
>It sounds like fuel is not getting to the cylinder. Any thoughts?
>
>Thanks.
>
>
>
>
Might be your fuel filter.

Pekka

Or it might be fuel pump, is it working?


"dreevay" <dreevay@hotmail.com> kirjoitti viestissä
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> On Sun, 5 Jun 2005 19:33:37 -0500, "JW" <jemmie_nospam@umich.edu>
> wrote:
>
> >I have a 1996 850R with 118,000 miles and it won't start. It was running
> >fine until I stopped at a store. I came out and it started but ran very
> >roughly and at below 1000 RPM. It then won't start at all. I had to get
it
> >towed home.
> >
> >Here is what I have diagnosed thus far:
> >
> >1) There is spark at the spark plugs.
> >2) The battery is fully charged.
> >3) The engine is turning over.
> >
> >I also just happened to have a tune-up kit and changed the plugs, cap,
etc.
> >I haven't changed the fuel filter yet but it was changed about 25,000
miles
> >ago.
> >
> >It sounds like fuel is not getting to the cylinder. Any thoughts?
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> Might be your fuel filter.