Recent content by jrfleming

1997 GTS 1997 Challenger 1800

I mostly ride in Taylor Lake (it is walking distance from the house) but get into Clear Lake and even the Bay occasionally when conditions are just right. It can get pretty choppy on Clear Lake but the north end of Taylor can still be like glass. Good network of water to play on down here, the...

Finally got the intake and oil pump off. RV looked good so of course I had to pull it off. Rotating the engine with everything exposed got to the root of the problem--it was totally flooded--mainly fuel but also some water from the hose connection (it stalled out just after i had turned the...

Pulled the carb off and about to remove the RV cover. Does the oil injector need to be removed or will it come off as a unit with the intake manifold? Diagrams on this level seem to be a little lacking.

Okay just got home from work and tested compression as follows: front cylinder: 120 psi back cylinder: 180 psi I am going to retest as this seems like an odd pairing of pressures. Retested at 120 and 120--must have had fuel in the gauge on the first test. Please tell me more about the rotary...

Just cleaned and rebuilt carb, fresh fuel, new spark plugs, and new battery but it wont start. It was starting with a little help (2 tblsp gas in carb) and actually ran long enough for me to switch on the water hose just before it cut out. Fuel is now flowing, sparks and cranks over just...

Okay, I checked the start/stop switch and it has failed! Sounds like the buzzer too has failed. I'll see if I can locate replacements locally. I had not suspected the start/stop switch had failed or that it would manifest as total failure. Thanks for the advice.

No clicking or anything when the lanyard is on or off the post. No beeping when the start button is pressed 5 times with the lanyard off the post. Checked the wiring harness throughout including all connectors. Starter engages when the solenoid is bypassed/jumpered so ground must be good...

Not getting any beeps. Tried pushing the start button 5-10 times with the lanyard off. No beeps. Reconnected the lanyard and tried again. Still no beeps. I'd like to test the MPEM and the BESS. How can I do that? Or is there something else I should do as far as diagnostics or rule out of...

Howdy, Started the day with a low battery--not enough juice to crank but it beeped. Pulled the battery and had it tested and charged. Reinstalled fully charged battery. Tried starting it and absolutely nothing happened. Check and rechecked connections and fuses. Replaced fuses although...