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Old 03-09-2011, 04:24 PM
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ok so i've tested both. the injectors are shooting out perfectly and i took out a spark plug and grounded it on the a/c compressor and it sparked fine! what is up? i currently dont have any coolant in the system is there a sensor that wouldnt let it start cause of that? i even sprayed starter fluid into the TB and then again right into the spark plug hole! HELP!
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did it just die or have you repaierd some thing and now it wont start
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kinda both. first it blew a fuse to the computer and it died. so then i found that and fixed it and now it wont start!
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jy ecms where id start
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already swapped in my friends working 98 stick shift ECM and same thing.
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you stated injectors a squirting out perfectly, explain ??
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Crank sensor. Check to see if the rotor turns also.
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after you replaced the fuse did you check it for power on both sides of the fuse
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yup! they pulsed out in firing order and everything! here's a video of each......


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check it for codes yet
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im in the process of hunting down a scanner....... any idea where to borrow one? my current guess is on the cam sensor.
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i saw this thread and thread searched and some guy had the same problem. but it happen differently. his problem was fuel pump went bad. But seeing as how a fuse to the comp blew...it might have blown other fuses. Just throwing my $0.02 in
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btw yes i kno there was gas. but is it enough.
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link? and i understand the whole pressure thing, but i sprayed starter fluid in there and it didnt even pop!
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