Hi, I own a 1992 SC400. The car has been a great car for the past 4 years I've owned it. The only major work I've had to have done is timing belt, water pump, pulleys, tensioners and everything else associated with replacing a timing belt/water pump.

The issue I'm having currently with the car is a starting issue. The car will start perfectly at times..especially when the car is cold...I've noticed. Other times the car will not start..but it will turn over like it wants to start...and yet a second later it will turn over for a couple seconds only to die out! Then the car will start up and idle great. All of this occuring within 10 attempted starts...sometimes it starts..sometimes it doesn't..and sometimes it starts and dies out!

I'm not mechanically inclined by no means, but issues I've thought it could be are as follows: 1)fly wheel,2)starter,3)vacuum leak,4)fuel filter,5)spark plugs????

My other problem is my A/C system. It works great..blows cold air...but the fuse gets blown for some reason after replacing it with a new one and then of course it doesn't work. Any ideas????

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
Sonny

Not sure how you developed the list of possibilities you're working with, but of the things mentioned only fuel filter seems a possibility. Based on what you've said, forget starter and flywheel - they'd have nothing to do with the engine not starting, except when the engine won't even turn over when you turn the key. Vacuum leak and spark plugs aren't likely to cause the symptom you describe, but if the fuel filter is very dirty, that is a possibility. In general, fuel delivery issues behave similar to your problem - check fuel filter, fuel pump and fuel line first. Fuel itself may be contaminated with water, etc, as well, so a drastic measure may eventually be to drain the tank. On the AC fuse, are you certain you're replacing it with the right size fuse? If so, is it possible the system may have been overcharged with freon so that the compressor is lugging under the resulting high pressure?

Thanks for the info! It is much apprciated! Is the fuel filter, fuel pump easy to see/work on? Also the engine always turns over like it wants to start..it just doesn't catch/start every other time.

Regarding the A/C system...yes it's possible that I'm using the wrong fuse, but I do think that I used the same number fuse that was in it prior....but I will double check. As for the systme being overcharged with freon...the system hasn't been charged in 3 years.

Any further info is appreciated!

Thanks in advance.

Yeah if your going to replace/look at the fuel pump the car will need to be lifted. Just a FYI if you do change the fuel pump out *REMEMBER TO DRAIN* the gas tank first.

well actually you wont need to lift the car you just need to take the back seat out of the car and it the fuel pump will be located at the top center where the back seat use to be. There is a wire and about 10 screws that hold the fuel pump in place. But yeah you will have to drain the tank first to take out the fuel pump