GT not turning over?? |
GT not turning over?? |
Jan 4, 2009 - 9:34 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 29, '03 From north of detroit Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
about a year ago, i had an issue with my ever-trusty '95 hatch not starting. it happened in the parking lot of my old apartment, and after a few days of dead-ending diagnostics, it turned out that the main on the distributor had melted somehow and the issue was fixed.
nothing major happened in between. now it's stopped running again, but this time it's worse - my girlfriend and i were on our way to catch a train to chicago for new years and the car died - of all places, on the way. fortunately we managed to cover the remaining ground on foot, and the train was running late. i noticed a few blocks earlier that the idle was dropping at stoplights. it stalled once, and after a few unsuccessful cranks, it turned over and i was able to make it a couple more intersections by keeping the revs higher...before it died again, anyway. after a few more cranks the battery started to give up and i managed to push it into a nearby lot and decided to deal with it when i returned. so far, i have had the alternator tested (3 times to be sure - it passed), replaced the battery and the battery negative cables (i damaged the old battery trying to get the corroded negative terminal off before i even started working, and the cables looked pretty bad), and also the distributor cap and rotor. the car is still only cranking and not even attempting to turn over. i still haven't been able to actually check for spark (i've been working alone) but when i pulled the cap, there was a little oil inside which told me i should replace the thing anyway. i know i should check the following: -that i am actually getting spark (which would narrow it down to the coil or ?) -if i am, i need to check that i'm getting fuel (if i'm getting both...then what?) sooo....i am hoping someone can tell me if there is anything else i should look into. the car wasn't exhibiting any symptoms before the day it died on me. i can't go very long without it, but i can't really afford to put it in the shop just yet. thanks so much for reading. -------------------- do you know who i am, mr. worley? |
Jan 12, 2009 - 11:00 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 29, '03 From north of detroit Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
alright, it's not that either.
here's the list again: alternator checked - good. new battery and ground cable. new distributor, cap, and rotor. new coolant temperature switch. getting spark, getting fuel. iat sensor is good, coolant temp sender is within specified resistance range, there's gas in the tank and the battery is charged. the fans turn on when the key is in the "run" position, and the engine will not turn over. won't push-start either. i have spent $400 on parts and 15 hours in parking lots and driveways in the michigan winter trying to fix this thing and i'm running out of ideas. -------------------- do you know who i am, mr. worley? |
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