1992 Festiva, Won't start after running.

[mrmuss]

Our Festiva starts fine when it is cold. However, it will not start sometimes after running for a while. Have had the carberator cleaned, plugs replaced, and the problem continues. Could the problem be the fuel pump in the gas tank? Or, something else?

[Prafeston]

hmmm a '92 Festiva shouldn't have a carb. Sounds like your engine has been swapped to an 88 or 89 5 speed at some point in it's life.

[mrmuss]

No Carb?

You are probably right....No carburetor...I am not the swiftest when it comes to repairing this or any car. However, I am spent some dollars trying to get this car to start after being shut off and then trying to restart it. My local mechanic could not find the problem and I am wondering if anyone has a similar situation with their Festiva.

[mrmuss]

This 92 Festiva only has 40K miles and has always been dependable.

[FestYboy]

ignition module... it's likely getting too hot. get yourself some thermal paste and apply to the base of the module. it looks like this:

and goes here:


another option is the fuel pump.... OR the fuseable links (start with these). make sure the link connections are CLEAN and tight.