Engine went dead while driving

**vinj** · September 25th, 2006 01:19 PM

AFAIK, especially with carb engines, they usually just don't die out while running if the battery dies out (unlike EFI cars)... correct me if i'm wrong on this. If it's not the battery, I'd look also at the carb or fuel pump.

**buraot** · September 25th, 2006 02:06 PM

paps, suggestion lang ulit...pa-check mo battery mo...tsek mo pag cold start ano ang volt reading at pag naka-rev at full load, ano din ang reading...

sabi ko nga sa yo, mahirap itirik sa gitna ng trapik...pero nasa yo pa din kung sa tingin mo okay pa ang battery mo, try mo na din i-check fuel pump..

**nim ra** · September 25th, 2006 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by vinj

AFAIK, especially with carb engines, they usually just don't die out while running if the battery dies out (unlike EFI cars)... correct me if i'm wrong on this. If it's not the battery, I'd look also at the carb or fuel pump.

Sir paki elaborate more on the Carb side. Kasi ung fuel pump kakalinis lang a week before this happened (nag pachange oil and minor tune up ako). Para alam ko kung ano ung papacheck up ko. TIA.

**blink21me** · September 25th, 2006 03:12 PM

other than what were all suggested above, tell your mechanic to improve the grounding.. sounds like all electrical problem to me...

**afrasay** · September 25th, 2006 07:08 PM

nim ra,
when your engine died did the lights also went out?

**nim ra** · September 25th, 2006 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by afrasay

nim ra,
when your engine died did the lights also went out?

Naalala ko lang is nag hazzard ako kasi busy street siya and umilaw naman. Malapit ng mag 12 noon that time. Di ko rin napansin kung umilaw ung battery sa panel gauge ko.

**afrasay** · September 25th, 2006 08:04 PM

Usually pag namatay ang engine or it won't start honking the horn wil give an idea how your battery is. Pag di na bumusina ng maganda sa voltage or connection yan. But if it just suddenly stop with your lights/aircon/radio still on malamang sa engine or carb yan. That thingie that i'm telling about is screwed in your carb sa side with a wire that attaches to your ignition key. It keeps the idle of you ride by feeding fuel to your carb. When you turn off your ignition it shuts off gasoline supply to your carb..

**Odiong929** · September 25th, 2006 09:38 PM

As Nim ra had mentioned, wala namang problema yong pag-start ng sasakyan, in fact umandar din after 15 minutes. For me, its not the battery, dahil kahit wala kang battery puedeng umandar ang makina ng sasakyan kung itulak, pero kung walang gasolina ang carburator, kahit anong gawin mo di aandar yan. Nim ra said na umandar naman after 15 minutes. One click pa rin. My diagnosis? (IMHO) baradong fuel line o carburator. Most probably sa fuel filter at the fuel tank before the fuel pump. Ipa-check mo yong fuel filter na yon kasi yon actually is the first fuel filter na dadaanan ng gas bago pa sa fuel pump and not the one near the engine. It might be advisable to also drain your fuel tank. Bakit umandar after 15 minutes? Dahil patay ang fuel pump nag gravity flow ang gas at yong bara sa fuel line ay hindi na suck (dahail patay nga ang makina) kaya nakadaan yong gas papunta sa carburator kaya nagka-gas, umandar uli.