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I know this is OT, but there are lots of experienced folks here, and there isn't much traffic on the Sunbeam section, so please forgive me!
I would love some help from the collective wisdom. On my way into work this morning (warm day -- into the 80s) the modern electronic fuel pump starting making an alarmingly loud clicking sound, as opposed to the normal annoying clicking sound it typically makes. I figured that the heat from the muffler was finally starting to get to the little pump. Well, as I pulled into the office garage, the engine shut off. I started it, and it idled for a bit, and then shut off again. When I turned the key again, absolutely nothing happened. No clicking from the fuel pump, no starter motor, no lights, no horn, no electrical system of any kind. I pushed the Tiger into my parking spot, and contemplated what to do next. I checked the battery connections, and they were nice and tight, and I turned the battery cut-off switch to ensure that it
was tight. All was well. Fuses were fine. Then I casually flicked on the
lights, and noticed that they were working, and then I checked all the electrics and they were suddenly working too! I tried to turn the engine over, and the fuel pump started clicking, the engine cranked a couple of times, and then everything electrical went dead again.
This puzzled me. So, I checked everything again, couldn't find anything wrong, and it all remained dead. I was puzzled, and decided to let it sit. I switched the lights on just to observe, and to my utter surprise, the lights popped on again after a few seconds. So, I turned the key again, and the whole thing repeated itself. I turned the key, the fuel pump clicked, the engine turned over, and then everything went dead. Now I'm really confused. So, I checked the battery connections again, the cut-off switch and then just let it sit. Believe it or not, the lights came back on again after a few moments. I turned the key, and then the car actually started up and ran.
I assume that the problem is an intermittant electrical short in the fuel pump brought on by the heat from my muffler. Any help from the collective would be greatly appreciated. I'm planning on driving home (no highways) once it cools a bit.
Thanks!
I know this is OT, but there are lots of experienced folks here, and there isn't much traffic on the Sunbeam section, so please forgive me!
I would love some help from the collective wisdom. On my way into work this morning (warm day -- into the 80s) the modern electronic fuel pump starting making an alarmingly loud clicking sound, as opposed to the normal annoying clicking sound it typically makes. I figured that the heat from the muffler was finally starting to get to the little pump. Well, as I pulled into the office garage, the engine shut off. I started it, and it idled for a bit, and then shut off again. When I turned the key again, absolutely nothing happened. No clicking from the fuel pump, no starter motor, no lights, no horn, no electrical system of any kind. I pushed the Tiger into my parking spot, and contemplated what to do next. I checked the battery connections, and they were nice and tight, and I turned the battery cut-off switch to ensure that it
was tight. All was well. Fuses were fine. Then I casually flicked on the
lights, and noticed that they were working, and then I checked all the electrics and they were suddenly working too! I tried to turn the engine over, and the fuel pump started clicking, the engine cranked a couple of times, and then everything electrical went dead again.
This puzzled me. So, I checked everything again, couldn't find anything wrong, and it all remained dead. I was puzzled, and decided to let it sit. I switched the lights on just to observe, and to my utter surprise, the lights popped on again after a few seconds. So, I turned the key again, and the whole thing repeated itself. I turned the key, the fuel pump clicked, the engine turned over, and then everything went dead. Now I'm really confused. So, I checked the battery connections again, the cut-off switch and then just let it sit. Believe it or not, the lights came back on again after a few moments. I turned the key, and then the car actually started up and ran.
I assume that the problem is an intermittant electrical short in the fuel pump brought on by the heat from my muffler. Any help from the collective would be greatly appreciated. I'm planning on driving home (no highways) once it cools a bit.
Thanks!