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FB not starting!?!?!?!

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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 04:16 PM
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FB not starting!?!?!?!

I just bought this car like two days ago, ran fine all the way home, took it out for a cruise no probs yesterday, and today i went to go start it to warm it up for work and it wont start.............Turns over fine but wont start up, i put gas in the carb and it turns over for like a sec. then dies again. what could this be? thanks in advance
Daniel
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 04:40 PM
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is it carb or injected....if carbed, did u happen to remove the air cleaner and maybe knock off a hose....has it been sitting up,,,may be bad gas, clogged fuel filter...let us know...
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 04:41 PM
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Welcome to the board. SO itll run if you put gas into the carb? Can you see any gas in the carb? Theres 2 small windows, one in front, one in back for each float bowl. ALso can you tell us what year and model you have. Itll help.
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 07:33 PM
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Have you checked to see if you are getting fire to the plugs,,,and welcome to forum....
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 08:58 PM
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Yea sorry guys, I shouldnt panic right away, I wasnt getting any spark to one of the prong things on the distributor cap.....................and thanks for the welcome but i have been reading up for a long while now and this is my 3rd 1st gen, im selling my other one in the for sale forum if anybody is intrested. I am also selling my 260z.
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 09:01 PM
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Cool, so its running ok again?
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