I finally got my engine running!!!

after trying everything, and still not getting a spark, I tried to start the engine with the AFM unplugged. it started right up, and actually ran untill i tried reconnecting the AFM? WTF??

isn't the car supposed to die after like 2 seconds with no airflow meter attached?

so then i changed the AFM, and it ran perfect, except the timing is screwed up. why would a bad AFM cause no spark?

also, my radio started working when I changed the AFM? is this normal?

 

Are you sure it wasn't the opposite, and it was causing no fuel?

 

yes im sure. I did the spark test, and there was no spark (with all 4 plugs in). unless no fuel can cause no spark? also, why would this make the radio not work?

 

any ideas?

 

If everything's working now it's time to forget it an move on...

 

How do you check for spark with all 4 plugs attached?

 

Afm's don't cause spark/not cause spark. The afm would have cut the fuel pump circuit if the plug was off. If you were using a timing lite to see spark, its possible that the flooding was so severe that they would not spark.

Something I found out last week. I can pull the fuel pump plug off on my wife's 86 with the car running, and I can keep the engine running for several minutes. Never woulda thought that could happen.

Bottom line....your car was severely flooded.

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