Could use some help, no start |
Could use some help, no start |
Feb 22, 2009 - 6:40 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 8, '04 From Thornton, CO. Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Ok so my car died out the other day. i got in, checked the ignition coil since there was no spark, it came in at .6-.7 ohms (according to bgb it should be around 1.75) so i went ahead and replaced. also did cap, rotor, plugs and wires. thought i would also replace fuel filter while i was at it. there was obviously a pretty decent amount of fuel pressure when i went to break the filter free so i wasnt sure if that would have been the sign of a faulty fuel pump either. it still wont start, can anyone lend any advice?
-------------------- Fred
"...Armed with backbone and busted zoo gates, promising you from the bottom of my harmonica pocket - FOREVER - you will never have another lonely holiday..." |
Feb 22, 2009 - 7:45 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 11, '06 From Way South Chicago Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
do you still have no spark?
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Feb 23, 2009 - 9:08 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 8, '04 From Thornton, CO. Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
yea i got spark now. thats why its kinda confusing.
-------------------- Fred
"...Armed with backbone and busted zoo gates, promising you from the bottom of my harmonica pocket - FOREVER - you will never have another lonely holiday..." |
Feb 23, 2009 - 9:17 AM |
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Moderator Joined Oct 1, '02 From fall river, ma Currently Offline Reputation: 13 (100%) |
pull the distributor cap, verify the rotor turns 360* 4 times when you crank the engine.
if it dont, timing belt is bad. -------------------- Former Team 5SFTE pro member ;)
13.6@108MPH, 5SFTE Powered |
Mar 12, 2009 - 9:16 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 8, '04 From Thornton, CO. Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Ok so it turned out to be the timing belt, got it changed. but when i went to fire it up it started misfiring on initial crank and only measured about 80-70PSI across the board. I thought the 7afe was non-interference? any ideas? Its been years since ive had to work on any cars so any advice is greatly appreciated.
-------------------- Fred
"...Armed with backbone and busted zoo gates, promising you from the bottom of my harmonica pocket - FOREVER - you will never have another lonely holiday..." |
Mar 12, 2009 - 1:45 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 8, '04 From Thornton, CO. Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Oh and the misfire is on the exhaust side as you can hear it "pooft"ing out of the exhaust its self
-------------------- Fred
"...Armed with backbone and busted zoo gates, promising you from the bottom of my harmonica pocket - FOREVER - you will never have another lonely holiday..." |
Mar 12, 2009 - 2:08 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 18, '05 From Lincoln, Ar Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
See if the timing belt is actually time right. You do it yourself or you take it to the shop?
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Mar 12, 2009 - 6:28 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 8, '04 From Thornton, CO. Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
See if the timing belt is actually time right. You do it yourself or you take it to the shop? had the kids at the auto tech school i went to (many many moons ago lol) do it. they said they had checked the timing and it was fine but the instructor from the school thought it could be flooded (puzzled me how flooding could cause low compression though) so theyre letting it air out over night i guess. -------------------- Fred
"...Armed with backbone and busted zoo gates, promising you from the bottom of my harmonica pocket - FOREVER - you will never have another lonely holiday..." |
Mar 16, 2009 - 12:48 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 8, '04 From Thornton, CO. Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
See if the timing belt is actually time right. You do it yourself or you take it to the shop? had the kids at the auto tech school i went to (many many moons ago lol) do it. they said they had checked the timing and it was fine but the instructor from the school thought it could be flooded (puzzled me how flooding could cause low compression though) so theyre letting it air out over night i guess. Ok So I got them to show me the timing was accurate and also that it was flooding like crazy (plugs soaked in gas). could defective injectors cause this? i never really had to deal with flooding except on older carb'd cars -------------------- Fred
"...Armed with backbone and busted zoo gates, promising you from the bottom of my harmonica pocket - FOREVER - you will never have another lonely holiday..." |
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