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icantthinkofone
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Jul 22, 2008, 9:59 AM
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98 Neon intermittently won't start
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I have a 98 Plymouth Neon, stick-shift with 200,000 miles. The car runs great but, just a couple of weeks ago, I went out to go somewhere and it wouldn't start. It cranks as normal but it's as if no gas is getting to the engine.
I tried it again every few hours for a couple of days when, finally, it started up, and drove about 40 miles as if nothing happened. Drove fine nearly every day until I pulled up to a stop light and the engine died; just as if I had run out of gas. Wouldn't re-start. I sat there a minute and it started but quickly shut down. Then it started and I got home, a couple miles away, just fine.
Today, I drove it 10 miles with no problems.
Someone tries to tell me it's the fuel pump but I have trouble understanding how I can drive so far on a bad fuel pump. Not that I would know. The car has not been driven very often, lately, and the air conditioning is running through all this. I had two sensors replaced, recently, when the the engine acted in a "halting" manner, jerking as I drove, then failing to start. These were replaced six weeks previous.
What's said is, as I said, it runs beautifully when it runs. Any ideas?
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dave284
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Jul 22, 2008, 10:26 AM
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Re: 98 Neon intermittently won't start
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Did the check engine light come on?....if it did, have the codes read, the other thing is when it acts up, check and see if the plugs are getting any fire, there are several things that could cause a engine to stall...as you mentioned, a fuel pump can be the cause, but if you fill thats it, just tap on the gas tank with a hard object, sometimes this will let you know if its sticking, listen and see if you can hear the fuel pump running while the ignition switch is on/or cranking. What were the two sensors that was replaced?
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icantthinkofone
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Jul 23, 2008, 9:00 AM
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Thanks. I had heard of that and thought they were crazy until I remembered where the fuel pump is.
Would a fuel cleaner like gumout help relieve any "stickiness"?
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dave284
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Jul 23, 2008, 9:24 AM
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I have went thru all types of fuel cleaners and found that the dodge dealership has the best to me....its made by mopar,but you can try any of them and see if it helps....anything at this point is worth a try compare to buying and installing a new fuel pump....if that is the problem.
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