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Old Jan 12, 2007 | 06:55 PM
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She Just Wont Start...

OK, so here is the break down. Its an 88 base model.

I was out for a lovely drive on sunday, everything was spectacular. Came home, shut her down and went to bed.

Monday, i get up for work at 6:00 and go to start her up, and she just wont light. I figured, great.... its cold and the beast is gonna take a couple of turnovers to light up. (the car floods quite a bit so i have a fuel pump shut off switch inside the car). I made sure that the switch was on and let her rip again.

NOTHING! Turns over great, smells like fuel..... not even an attempt to light.

I figured blown coil.

So i pulled all the plugs and tested the coils. Every plug sparked across the gap when it was out of the engine. I am out of ideas.

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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 03:33 AM
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Are your plugs dripping gas when you pull them... If you are fuel fowling the plugs, you probably have a blown engine or very little compression... I hope this is not the case...
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 11:49 AM
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Did you unflood it?
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Old Aug 1, 2007 | 02:45 PM
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The same thing is happening to my car. It wont start at all. It is truning over and over but not igniting. I check the fuses for fuel pump-good. I check the resister-good. I checked the fule pump to see if I could hear it whirling. I think its good. I took the plugs out to see if they were wet and they were really saturated with fuel. I dont know why the engine could be blown. I just drove it the day before and it was fine. It doesnt smoke or anything. I am out of ideas... maybe you can help me as well since me and this guy are in the same boat.
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Old Aug 1, 2007 | 03:00 PM
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Compression test.
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Old Aug 2, 2007 | 06:48 AM
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I've got the same problem too, checked compression, it's fine.
checked for spark, looks good!
unflooded it, but still no joy?

need help!!
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Old Aug 2, 2007 | 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by bonobo
I've got the same problem too, checked compression, it's fine.
checked for spark, looks good!
unflooded it, but still no joy?

need help!!
Vacuum leak?
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