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Old 03-13-2012, 08:47 PM
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Default Re: Gas smell and engine still wont turn over.

Originally Posted by zrts2008
when you say hold the spark plug on the frame, are you talking about putting the boot over the plug and finding a ground to spark it off of?
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ok well i did it. it's still not turning over. the distributer is putting out electricity and theres a good connection with the spark plugs. any other ideas? starter possibly?
Take off the starter and get it tested. And you do know there are 3 different starters for that car. Do you have the starter wired up properly?(Ground wire, positive cable)

Re-check timing as well.

How did you check to make sure you have fuel delivery?
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Default Re: Gas smell and engine still wont turn over.

you can smell the fuel and theres nothing obstructing it. and i didnt know that it had 3 starters. ill try to get my instructor come to my house to see if he can figure out whats going on with it because i dont have a DVOM
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Default Re: Gas smell and engine still wont turn over.

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you can smell the fuel and theres nothing obstructing it. and i didnt know that it had 3 starters. ill try to get my instructor come to my house to see if he can figure out whats going on with it because i dont have a DVOM
Can you hear the fuel pump prime? Have you replaced the spark plugs and wires as well?
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Default Re: Gas smell and engine still wont turn over.

yeah i hear it prime on On(III) and i put NGK plugs in but not the wires. i was planning on changing those on thurs when i get paid. i tried using some needle nose pliers to pull the connector down the boot because it wasnt making a good connection with the plug and it still didnt work.
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It's your fuel map. You gotta nasty hole.
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Default Re: Gas smell and engine still wont turn over.

Originally Posted by zrts2008
yeah i hear it prime on On(III) and i put NGK plugs in but not the wires. i was planning on changing those on thurs when i get paid. i tried using some needle nose pliers to pull the connector down the boot because it wasnt making a good connection with the plug and it still didnt work.
It sounds to me that your timing is off. Eliminate the distributor since you have spark. Get the starter checked as well.

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It's your fuel map. You gotta nasty hole.
You, stop where you are going with this right now
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where do you think it is and how much would it be to replace?
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Default Re: Gas smell and engine still wont turn over.

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It sounds to me that your timing is off. Eliminate the distributor since you have spark. Get the starter checked as well.
i put the timing on TDC so i guess ill do it again. it might also be dizzy timing now that i think of it....hmmmm...i hope to god i can get my hands on a DVOM

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You, stop where you are going with this right now
thank you for that bahahahahahahahaha.
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where do you think it is and how much would it be to replace?
What question are you asking?
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Default Re: Gas smell and engine still wont turn over.

honestly i have no idea....im half asleep....i didnt think of it until i already posted it.
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i think it was the fuel map comment.

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