Weird.....hmmmmm....

[TONYCASH]

Jacked car (93 L) up to change rear shocks.Later when I started to go to work it would not start.Never,not even once,has this car not started on the first try.Was thinking gas not getting there or something.Has new cap,rotor,plugs,wires all as of a mth ago.Could jacking the car up cause this for some reason unknown 2 me or just a coincidence ?

[Icedawg]

Have you looked at the fuel cutoff switch mounted in the rear of the car? There is a reset button. It really should not go off just from jacking up the car, unless there was a heavy shock when it came back down. But it is a quick and easy check. After that, check for fuel flow. Perhaps the pump was on its last legs?

[NovaSS]

You didnt crush any fuel lines did you?

[TONYCASH]

It WAS the fuel cut-off switch.Pushed it in and started right up.I have never even heard of it.Also,I don't know how it could have shut off.Is there a way to delete this ?I personally don't see a need for it.I know why it is there,but,if I wanted to take it out can it be bypassed ?

[Damkid]

^^My dad bypassed the fuel cut-off switch in my last festiva, just tie the wires together that go into the switch

[25Horseplay]

The reason for the switch is in the event of an accident it cut off the fuel to help prevent a possible fire.

[quaddawg]

I have "rescued" a couple of stranded Escort, and other Ford drivers with the trunk/hatch pop, button push boogie.. makes'em feel silly, but like you said, if you don't know, you don't know..

I wonder how many unscrupulous shops have made tons of money pushing the button and charging for lord knows what???

[gdawgs]

I have "rescued" a couple of stranded Escort, and other Ford drivers with the trunk/hatch pop, button push boogie.. makes'em feel silly, but like you said, if you don't know, you don't know..

I wonder how many unscrupulous shops have made tons of money pushing the button and charging for lord knows what???

I once "Rescued" a guy who was in the ditch after smacking a light pole late one night after work. He was drunk as a skunk and didn't even remember how he got in the ditch. He was cranking and cranking saying he had to get home. I'm thinking, there's no way I'm letting you get back on the road. He could barely walk. So I told him I knew why it wouldn't start, but if I helped him get it started, he had to promise he wouldn't drive off. I wasn't too concerned because it was in the middle of winter, and he was stuck in a good 18+" of snow. So I pressed the reset button and of course it starts right up. Then he starts trying to get it out of the snow and Slooooowly he got it back on the road. To this day I don't know how. So at this point I'm saying to myself "WHAT HAVE I DONE?!!" This guy's going to get back on the road and attemp to drive home. Just at that moment a highway patrol pulled up and I told him the story and he hauled the guy off to jail. Thank God he came when he did. The guy could have killed himself or someone else.

So the moral of the story, NEVER RESET A DRUNK PERSON'S CUTOFF SWITCH!
No matter how much snow they are stuck in.


I would imagine there has been a lot of money made by shops and towing companies due to the cutoff switch.

[stefan]

We have potholes here that will trip the fuel cutoff! Had it happen to me once in my escort!

[piratewilly]

see thats why u guys just need to get a carb'ed festy lol no worries haha

[solatare]

my escorts cut off popped all the time, one of the reasons i sold it, but i wish id kept it since it was a gt, but at the time i hadnt yet discovered festivas, some punk bought it and destroyed it, still sad over that.