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Old 02-28-04, 12:17 AM
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Angry Still doesnt start!!!

Well my gslse still doesnt start.........I am totally lost, I have plenty of fuel, plenty of spark, good compression, timing is good, good injectors, I have no clue what to look for anymore. Itll start once or twice a day but as soon as it starts it dies. It doesnt idle, doesnt let me rev it, doesnt bog down at all, just dies! Can you guys please help me out!? Im going crazy! Thanks in advance!
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Is the car stock? Where do you live (temprature wise)? If the car is stock, are you playing with the choke?

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is the car flooded??? the gsl-se doesn't have a choke, it is fuel injected. check your fuel filter
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No its not flooded......and I replaced the fuel filter, I live in New Mexico so the weather is around 40-60 degrees.
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how do you know it's not flooded, did you pull the plugs out?
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Does the gsl-se bring an ecu.......it is fuel injected??..
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the SE does have an ecu. i believe it is fuel injected, lol, seeing that he said that the injectors are good. is the gas thats in it good or is it old? have you inspected the fuel pump/filter?
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have you checked your rotor and cap. maybe they're both rotten. I had a CRX that use to do the same thing and it endep up being the rotor.
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perhaps your spark plugs are just worn as well...
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Vacuum leak would be my first check... Look for any loose hoses.

Double check the ignition components. If it makes spark in open air, it might not make spark in compression.

How good is the fuel?
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Well i got a new distributor cap and rotor and it started up right away...........revs/idles for a couple seconds then dies.........no sputter no nothing just dies.
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How did you check for fuel?

Did you check to see if you have injector pulse?
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Hey I8 we both live in New Mexico, hehe awesome. You're the only person I've ran into who also lives here.
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Check your fuel pressure, make sure its within factory specs.
I bought a gauge at NAPA that works fine, turns out my 'SE needed a fuel pump.

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I would also check the switch in the AFM for the fuel pump. The SE pump runs when the key is in start and then after the engine starts, the switch in the AFM keeps the pump running. This may expain why it will only run for a couple seconds. One way that you could test it is to put a jumper wire across the terminals of the connector that has a rubber boot next to the AFM. This will bypass the AFM switch and allow the pump to run whenever the key is in the on position. Give it a try and see if it helps anything.

Kent
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