no start with fuel pump and fan

[rocket455]

So when i went to go to lunch today, my car made a short little turn over and as if a fuse blew, it stopped. I had full battery power and there was no noise when i would go to turn the key to the start position. So at the end of the day I looked over the whole starter system with all fuses included. I ended up having to push start my car to get home. When I got home I tried to jump the starter by connecting the two terminals, but nothing happened.

I went out, bought a new starter, installed it and still nothing. Now when I turn my key to the start position the fuel pump primes as if i had just turned it to the run position. I got out, tried to jump the new starter by the terminals and with the keys out of the car, I get the fuel pump priming, the interior door dinger "dinging" and the fan coming on. I have searched through the forums to try and figure this out and I have exhausted all of my knowledge of electrical systems. Help por favor

 

[SHOmethewayhome]

sounds a lot like what crapped out in my 87 F150.

best guess between me and another forum member was PCM, and I think I remember him describing your symptoms in one of his SHO's and it ended up being the PCM.

 

[rocket455]

crap. I have a CA MTX that has a W2Z which is next to impossible to find

 

[rocket455]

thank you for the quick input!

 

[rocket455]

even with the ECU in theory being crapped out, wouldnt me jumping the two terminals on the starter have nothing to do with the CCRM type things? Its essentially just a really long circle of an electrical circuit

 

[rocket455]

UPDATE: fix't!!! The comment of a bad ECU made me think back to a previous problem. Check your grounds! The ground strap that goes from the back of the motor to the firewall was bad. I re-made it and it started right up. Thank you SHOmethewayhome

 

[SHOmethewayhome]

glad I could help man.