1988 Chrysler Le Baron Fuel Pump?

CETILLMAN2

MEMBER
1988 CHRYSLER LE BARON
4 CYL
FWD
AUTOMATIC
50,166 MILES

I have a 1988 Chrysler LeBaron. It is a 4 cylinder, 2.5. The car drove wonderful. The gas gauge just quit working the other day and a couple days after that the car stopped all together. Was driving then nothing, now it won't start at all. First I thought electrical now I am leaning toward fuel pump. Any thoughts?

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CARADIODOC

MECHANIC
33,871 POSTS

Hi cetillman2. Welcome to the forum. First, listen for the hum of the pump for the first one second after turning on the ignition switch. If you don't hear it, listen by the tank or gas cap while a helper turns on the switch. If you don't hear it running for one second, bang on the bottom of the tank and listen again. If it starts up during engine cranking, the engine will start and the pump will keep running. They rarely stop running once they've started. Intermittent failure to start up is due to worn brushes in the pump motor but that is usually associated with a lot higher mileage.

Next, check for spark. If it is missing too, the fuel pump will not run during engine cranking. Suspect the Hall Effect pickup assembly under the rotor in the distributor. These cause a lot of no-start and stalling when hot problems. If you do have spark while cranking the engine, the Hall Effect sensor is working.

Caradiodoc