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  1. #1 1997 GTP starts every time...for five seconds 
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    Hi folks-
    I'm having an annoying issue with my '97 GTP. As it says in the thread title, the car starts first time every time and runs just fine, but only for five to ten seconds. After that, it just winds back down to zero RPM - no sputtering, no noises, no drama; it just shuts off as if I'd turned the key. It runs longer if the throttle is open but not nearly long enough to be useful. What's stranger is that this seems to have happened literally overnight: I drove the car home with no incident or trouble, and this behavior started when I went to leave the next morning. There's plenty of gas in the tank, all the lights and accessories come on so it's not the battery, and since the little running it does sounds normal I doubt there's anything wrong with the motor itself. My initial guess is part of the fuel delivery system (e.g. pump, filter, pressure regulator, etc.) but I don't know how or where to begin diagnosing.

    Any thoughts? Thanks for your time.
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    Bypass the fuel pump resistor
    98 GTP modded 1.9's, sd headers, 3.4", zzp 1.0 230K miles scrapped.
    04 Comp G zzp stb's, UMI ta's, Speedbuilt sways, bully flo heads, XP, zzp headers, fsic, thrasher shift kit, 60#, 2.6" corsa 2.5", Inferno hood
    01 gt z7 turbo tep trans zzp motor
    08 g8 gt cam exhaust 11.87@118
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    Thanks for the reply. Could you be more specific? I know my way around tools and electronic systems (four years as a service technician at an arcade/hotel resort) but I haven't applied that knowledge to the car very often.
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    Nevermind, I found the procedure in the "Similar Threads" box below. I searched before posting but I didn't find any of those threads. I'll report back on whether it works. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!
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    Just search in the S/C forum for fuel pump resistor bypass. It should come up. IIRC, you remove relay 15 (under the hood) and bend tab 85 so it doesn't make contact and plug the relay back in. Should set the fuel pump into high speed mode permanetly, bypassing the resistor that has failed.
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    my 00 lumina did the same thing would run for 5 -10 seconds was the fuel pump dealer wanted to charge 1grand cuz it is in the gas tank but a local shop did it for 599.00 so shop around!
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    If that works you can run it like that for a long time
    98 GTP modded 1.9's, sd headers, 3.4", zzp 1.0 230K miles scrapped.
    04 Comp G zzp stb's, UMI ta's, Speedbuilt sways, bully flo heads, XP, zzp headers, fsic, thrasher shift kit, 60#, 2.6" corsa 2.5", Inferno hood
    01 gt z7 turbo tep trans zzp motor
    08 g8 gt cam exhaust 11.87@118
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