Guest aronusa Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 On my Dads 87' Riv, when he drives a short distance, and shuts the car off, when he goes to start it again, it will start for a brief second and die. If he waits 1-2 hours, the car will then start normally. It doesn't happen all the time, and usually only when driving a short distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seafoam65 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 On my Dads 87' Riv, when he drives a short distance, and shuts the car off, when he goes to start it again, it will start for a brief second and die. If he waits 1-2 hours, the car will then start normally. It doesn't happen all the time, and usually only when driving a short distance. The symptom you are describing indicates a fuel delivery problem. The start up then die means the car starts up on residual fuel then dies when the fuel runs out. If your 87 has a factory theft system, that could be malfunctioning and killing the fuel pump. Also the fuel pump or fuel pump relay could be malfunctioning. You will need to check the fuel pressure when it won't run to see what it reads compared to the specification using a fuel system pressure checking tool. If the car starts up and stays running if you hold the throttle down, you have an idle air control valve problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aronusa Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Thanks for the insight, I'll check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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