My sister called today....her Quigley 4 wheel drive van won't start..... she rode into work today with her husband, and she left the van at home. Mr. Fix-It and I will go to their house later with a handful of tools.
Its arounD lunchtime and I need to go to work in two hours so we need to go to check the van....we brought starting fluid and a tester to check the level of the battery.
The Quigley has been on a charger for several hours.....Mr. Fix-It pulls the air cleaner housing off of the engine, sprays some starting fliud in the throttle body and turns the key, the engine turns over and starts.
The problem is not the battery or the starter. It appears to be a fuel delivery problem. Mr. Fix-It turns the van off. He jumps into the drivers seat for another test. He turns the key on to see if he can hear the fuel pump cycling. ...nothing.....
so its probably a fuel pump, which on the Quigley 4x4 van is in the tank which has been made to fit with the modifications to convert the van to 4 wheel drive.
Mr. Fix-It digs a little deeper with a tech he knows at a local Ford dealer. He pulls the schematic chart for the fuel system. Mr. Fix-It discusses several different scenarios with his tech buddy at the Ford dealer. Mr. Fix-It tests the fuel pump module which , unbelievably is mounted behind the drivers rear tire. It is made of aluminum and plastic, and the seam on the module is running in the up/down position.....very easy for salt, water and dirt to penetrate and corrode over a period of time....how convenient for Ford Motor to manufacture this part to fall victim to PLANNED OBSCOLESCENCE!
