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Old Jan 14, 2011 | 07:57 PM
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help, car died while driving

1990 gxl
167xxx miles

car died while driving today. I was coming off the highway to a stop sign. As I take off from the stop sign, I hear what sounds like a backfire, then the car dies.
Now the car won't start.
I check the engine sounds following the aaron cake's blown engine page, and it sounds like it is not a blown engine (3 steady clicks on both rotors)
When I try to start it up, I hear backfires and see flames and the eninge won't turn over.

Am I off by guessing it's fuel system related? I had my injectors removed for cleaning about 3 months ago. Since then I've noticed a tendency to flood on cold starts, but always starts up immediately with holding the pedal down.

Any help is appreciated.
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Old Jan 14, 2011 | 08:26 PM
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Something ignition related is my guess. May have a bad coil, CAS, ECU, something. If you're sure it sounds like it has compression, check spark first. You may even get a spark, it just might not be at the right time.
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