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Old 04-07-2009, 01:24 PM
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Alright.. My car has a new problem. Whether its hot or cold.. the car wont start.. Itll crank then itll start skipping and start to fire but it wont start. Once in a while itll fire up and when it does the car runs fine with no problems whatsoever.

Now my battery is dead from cranking so much. lol

Anyone know whats wrong?
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Old 04-07-2009, 02:58 PM
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when it won't start check for spark and for fuel, spray start and an old spark plug are all you need, I assume you are CFI/EFI??? or carbed??
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Old 04-07-2009, 07:20 PM
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i got a cfi.

Ill explain in alittle more detail on what it does.

When i turn the key.. It cranks for 2-3 seconds like every other car does.. Instead of it starting.. Itll will then start to skip and you can hear the motor start firing but it wont be enough to get it started. It will eventually grab on and start if i try it a few more times. It just started happening too. Its getting fuel. I'm sure its got spark too if it starts up and runs fine
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don't assume it's getting enough fuel!! you need to hook a pressure gauge up to it and see what the fuel pressure does in the koeo mode...does it reach proper pressure and hold or does it drop off ect ect...on top of the throttle body where the two inj are located there will be a schredor valve/ test port, utilize it
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