samophlange
New member
Greetings members of galantvr4.org! I've been reading about DSMs and GVR4s on and off for several years, and last weekend I picked up a white 1991 # 426/2000. While this is my first GVR/DSM, I'm not a complete stranger to these cars....
Here's a picture of me as the navigator in my buddy's N/A FWD Galant a few years ago:
Anyway, I picked up this car last Sunday:
My plan for the car is to clean it up for DD duty, and keep it pretty close to stock. It's in decent shape, but needs a lot of TLC for various interior and exterior issues.
However, first I need to get it mechanically sorted. I'm going to refresh the suspension system, and then the brakes. First, however, I need to get it running reliably, and I'm hoping that you guys can help me with that.
It has some kind of ignition system issue. On 3 occasions, the engine has cut off while driving. A few times, it would restart after leaving it off for a few minutes. Once, it just wouldn't start and I ended up getting it towed. The mechanic was able to see that it has fuel pressure but no spark. However, when I leave it with him for any period of time, it runs fine, so he hasn't made any progress on it (and he's not really familiar with these cars).
I've gone through the links on this site to download technical manuals, but they they're missing chapter 16, where the ignition system info is located.
Does anybody have a complete technical manual, or chapter 16, or know where I could get one?
Alternatively, does anybody know somebody in the Costa Mesa / OC area that knows these cars and can help me get it running 100%?
Thanks!
Here's a picture of me as the navigator in my buddy's N/A FWD Galant a few years ago:
Anyway, I picked up this car last Sunday:
My plan for the car is to clean it up for DD duty, and keep it pretty close to stock. It's in decent shape, but needs a lot of TLC for various interior and exterior issues.
However, first I need to get it mechanically sorted. I'm going to refresh the suspension system, and then the brakes. First, however, I need to get it running reliably, and I'm hoping that you guys can help me with that.
It has some kind of ignition system issue. On 3 occasions, the engine has cut off while driving. A few times, it would restart after leaving it off for a few minutes. Once, it just wouldn't start and I ended up getting it towed. The mechanic was able to see that it has fuel pressure but no spark. However, when I leave it with him for any period of time, it runs fine, so he hasn't made any progress on it (and he's not really familiar with these cars).
I've gone through the links on this site to download technical manuals, but they they're missing chapter 16, where the ignition system info is located.
Does anybody have a complete technical manual, or chapter 16, or know where I could get one?
Alternatively, does anybody know somebody in the Costa Mesa / OC area that knows these cars and can help me get it running 100%?
Thanks!