20 Most Recent 1989 Pontiac Sunbird - Page 2 Questions & Answers

have you took the fule pipe off from the card to see if fule is getting to it? it could also be a blocked fule filter,, or an "emergency stop velve" in the closed poshion,, or even a blocked or sticking carburettor float velve???? if the pump is pumping fule to the carb its got to be inside the carb thats fulty?

Per your observations, I would suggest you check the fuel pump harness ground connection to the body. It should be located in the rear of the car and will have a several black wires with it screwed into the body.
I believe you are having a feed back problem caused by a loose or damaged ground connection.
You can also look at the fuel pump harness at the tank, find the black wire for the fuel pump ground, solder in a new ground wire and run it to the frame rail and screw it down. That will give you a good ground and the problem will go away.
Good luck and let me know how it goes.
Regards,

Hi there, Best thing to do is buy a Haynes or Clinton's repair shop manual at your local AP store for your particular vehicle. Then read up on it in the trouble shooting section or the step by step RR section. You can purchase these at your local Auto Parts store or buy them on line at ebay burdfrenzy

if not.. new ignition

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have you tried replacing the electronic spark module located inside the distributor cap. its a thin flat plastic and ceramic piece that has about four wires going into it.

When the fuel system can"t provide any more fuel it will cut off (similar to electronic speed cut) to save itself from leaning out. Its not a good idea to take that hose off as it will boost itself to death, it has no way of controling how much boost is run and it'll be a matter of what goes first, the engine or the turbo.

i would recheck the ignition module, sound bad to me. make sure that you test the module when hot

did you pull the radio out? it might just be a loose wire or something simple.. the car is 10 years old stuff becomes loose

The transmission dipstick should be near the intake manifold. Sounds like low fuel pressure, maybe a filter or a pump.

the problem might be your throttle postioning senser .or i could be an intake gasket leak. mine does the same thing but it a turbo with no waste gate vac line.

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Hi gege01!

Yes, you DO need a special tool to properly install the bushings, but you might be able to improvise a bushing screw-press with some allthread, nuts, fat washers, and some appropriately sized pipe section or sockets, one wide enough to accept the bushing for engaging the control arm, the other small enough to fully engage the bushing head.
Lubricate the bushing with silicone grease, run the allthread (double nutted securely in place at the end) through (in this order) a large washer, the larger diameter pipe section, the control arm bushing mounting hole, the new bushing center hole, the smaller diameter pipe section, washers large enough to fully engage the smaller pipe section, and finally attach another nut to hold the whole thing together. Holding the double nutted end, tighten the other nut to slowly compress the new bushing into the control arm.
Some guys do it with sockets and big hammers, but they generally end up with damaged bushings and smashed fingers!
Hope this helps and good luck!

-WildBill

u need to remove the drive shaft then remove boot clamps on the big end slide it back a little wipe away some grease there should be a circlip in there pop it out and carefully separate the shaft then completely remove the old boot reverse the prosses make sure you pack it with grease and then refit once you are done take a drive and do a few full lock turns both directions it will steer a little funny at first dont worry its normal

Hi, Is this problem with both sides i.e. Left & Right turn or is it just one side?
If it is just the one side, it could be that water has got into your indicator light either the front or back causing the bulb holder to corrode giving you the problem your having.
It also may be that a bulb has blown on the front or back as this can also cause the problem you are having.
The other reason could be that the earth wire, is not earthing on the car properly and if this is the case the earth wire will need finding and undone, so it can be sanded underneath where the earth wire touches the car and doing this will ensure the wire is grounded properly as it can corrode, where the earth strap is bolted to the car. How ever this is the least likely cause of your problem!
Do the signal lights come on and stay on without flashing or do they stay off, but does the signal light on the dash board come on as normal and flash does this also just stay on.
Please let me know and i will be able to assist you further.

Under the driver's side near the end of the column steering.There is 2 unit flasher, one for the left and right flasher signal and the second one for the four-way flasher. Hope it helps.

You have to check voltage at the fuel tank pump Usually is a corroded wire between the fuel pump relay and the pump or the fuel pump relay defect. You need to check with voltmeter and the feedback at PCM (Powertrain control module). Hope it helps.