03' Trac w/184k miles.
Engine turns over and fires, but stumbles and quits or it runs (extremely rough) for a few seconds then quits. Only does this occasionally but recently has been doing it more often (like 1 out of 10 starts). Here's the strange thing... I can try over and over and it won't start, but if I let it set for about 20-30 minutes, it starts perfectly normal and runs and drives smoothly.
I've done a lot of reading on the forum and assume it is the fuel pump, but wanted to check if anyone else has any ideas.
Other info: I've recently changed the fuel filter but it did the same thing with the old filter as well as the new. I've also tried cycling the key a few times to build up fuel pressure, but that doesn't seem to help it start. The check engine light goes out on start, so I'm assuming it's not the crank sensor. I checked the inertia switch and it doesn't seem to be getting hot and looks to be in good shape. Not throwing any codes either.
Again, just looking for ideas or I'll go ahead install the new pump.
Thanks in advance
Harry
Engine turns over and fires, but stumbles and quits or it runs (extremely rough) for a few seconds then quits. Only does this occasionally but recently has been doing it more often (like 1 out of 10 starts). Here's the strange thing... I can try over and over and it won't start, but if I let it set for about 20-30 minutes, it starts perfectly normal and runs and drives smoothly.
I've done a lot of reading on the forum and assume it is the fuel pump, but wanted to check if anyone else has any ideas.
Other info: I've recently changed the fuel filter but it did the same thing with the old filter as well as the new. I've also tried cycling the key a few times to build up fuel pressure, but that doesn't seem to help it start. The check engine light goes out on start, so I'm assuming it's not the crank sensor. I checked the inertia switch and it doesn't seem to be getting hot and looks to be in good shape. Not throwing any codes either.
Again, just looking for ideas or I'll go ahead install the new pump.
Thanks in advance
Harry