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Old Mar 1, 2003 | 10:53 AM
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I went to go start my car today since last week because its stored for the winter.Anyways once i started it i had it running for about a minute and then the car stalled on me and then as soon as i was trying to restart the car it wouldnt start anymore.I tried several times to start it and all it does is cranks over!!!
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My car runs very Rich at idle because of the larger injectors and when the car runs for a while its fine.Now that its winter here it has a harder time starting becuase of the cold weather and not having a Cold prevention feature like a Stand Alone

What can it be?
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Old Mar 1, 2003 | 11:05 AM
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Is your idle below 1000rpm?

I understand the SAFC won't adjust readings until 1000rpm, so
you'll be super pig rich with cold weather below 1000rpm
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Old Mar 1, 2003 | 11:17 AM
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How old is the gas in the car? Did you put stabilizer in before you stored it? Gasoline begins to break down into component molecules after a couple months, so this may be your problem.
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Old Mar 1, 2003 | 11:36 AM
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Is your idle below 1000rpm?

I understand the SAFC won't adjust readings until 1000rpm, so
you'll be super pig rich with cold weather below 1000rpm
At the time i started it it was at 1300rpms because its cold then after a minute the car just stalled.I tried to restart the car and now it wont start at all.
Im gonna replace all my spark plugs tommorrow and see what happens!
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Old Mar 1, 2003 | 11:37 AM
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How old is the gas in the car? Did you put stabilizer in before you stored it? Gasoline begins to break down into component molecules after a couple months, so this may be your problem.
Yes i did put Fuel stablizer
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Old Mar 1, 2003 | 12:09 PM
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Ok, it started and ran then stalled. When you crank the starter, does it want to start or does it just crank? What I mean by "want to start" is...like... the engine fires a couple cylinders then loses ignition again. Do you know what I mean?
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Old Mar 1, 2003 | 01:28 PM
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Ok, it started and ran then stalled. When you crank the starter, does it want to start or does it just crank? What I mean by "want to start" is...like... the engine fires a couple cylinders then loses ignition again. Do you know what I mean?
The car cranks over like a DAGA DAGA DAGA sound but not wanting to start.Like i said i will try the new plugs tommorrow and see what happens!
I will also look at my Fuel pressure gauge in the engine bay while im trying to start th ecar.If the needle moves and bounces on the gauge tehn the fuel is being delivered,if not then i think its something else.The fuel pump is new and was changed last year in the summer?
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Old Mar 1, 2003 | 01:44 PM
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If your new plugs fail to solve the problem, you can get your engine to fire without a spark by pouring some raw ether onto your air filter!.
This works on the compression-ignition principle in a similar way to a diesel & often gets the motor firing just long enough for the main systems to kick-in.
Good luck!.
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Old Mar 1, 2003 | 08:08 PM
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Its either a AIR, or SPARK or FUEL PROBLEM.

so check for spark while cranking.

And check for fuel pressure.

something must be terribly wrong if its not getting air.

My gas is bad fuel. Being its been sitting.

Or some mouse came buy and nibbled some wires. But then it woudl not start the first time.

so I am betting on bad fuel.
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Old Mar 2, 2003 | 02:19 AM
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Its either a AIR, or SPARK or FUEL PROBLEM.

so check for spark while cranking.

And check for fuel pressure.

something must be terribly wrong if its not getting air.

My gas is bad fuel. Being its been sitting.

Or some mouse came buy and nibbled some wires. But then it woudl not start the first time.

so I am betting on bad fuel.
I think its my spark which im not getting!

I replaced my new NGK plugs today and it still didnt want to start.My old Plugs are all black like TAR becuase its running Rich at idle and because its been sitting for so long during the winter.After the install of the new plugs i then pulled one of them out and there was fuel at the bottom tip which was wet so you can determine its not problem with fuel.This would be an indication of no spark?
My friend that was their did this all for me!!
He also pulled one of my spark plug wires out and installed the new plug in the boot, then resting the spark plug against my manifold flange to see if there was spark while i went into the car to try to start it.
I only cranked teh car for like 2-3 seconds and he told me ther was NO SPARK AT ALL from the new plug i installed.
I had new Magnacore wires,coil pack and teh MSD was new last year in the sumemr?
What else can it be?
Can it bew a Replay switch?
Where do i look for this?

I dont want to start repl;acing parts until a Full diagnostic is preformed on my car.
I will end up towing it in a couple of weeks!
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