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Old Nov 21, 2010 | 10:31 PM
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soooooo replaced alternator......cleaned the carb and throttle body with carb and throttle body cleaner and sttiilllllllll nothing.........WTFFFFF
what now? just blow it up?
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Old Nov 21, 2010 | 10:52 PM
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my oil is ABOVE safe will that keep it from starting?
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Old Nov 22, 2010 | 08:56 AM
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no it wont.

take above advice, spray some FLAMMABLE carb cleaner or better yet starting fluid into the intake tract. if it hits and trys to run, you have a fuel issue.

like said above, just cause you get a little squirt of gas when you push on the valve does NOT mean you have sufficient fuel pressure. FYI, you can rent a fuel pressure gauge at autozone. doesn't actually cost anything, just put down the deposit and they will give it all back to you when you return the UNDAMAGED tool.
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Old Nov 22, 2010 | 11:42 AM
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where is the intake
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Old Nov 22, 2010 | 11:47 AM
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I hate to say this but if you don't know where the intake is, I would bring it to a shop and have it looked at.
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Old Nov 22, 2010 | 11:53 AM
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Had a mustang do the same once. Everything was right but no start. Turned out to be that the timing gear had slipped a notch
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Old Nov 22, 2010 | 03:23 PM
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how do you check the timing gear?
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Old Nov 22, 2010 | 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by RENIXBEAST
I hate to say this but if you don't know where the intake is, I would bring it to a shop and have it looked at.
I kinda agree with that but I'll throw this in anyways.





Originally Posted by goblinish15
where is the intake
You know were the air cleaner is there will be a air duct coming off of that to the throttle body which is mounted on the intake.
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Old Nov 22, 2010 | 03:54 PM
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This may sound really dumb, but how's that ballast that is bolted to the inner fender on the LH side. I had one go bad on my 92 and it caused a no run situation. For a test only, make a test wire to plug in place of it. Then try starting, just a guess btw.
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Old Nov 22, 2010 | 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by RENIXBEAST
I hate to say this but if you don't know where the intake is, I would bring it to a shop and have it looked at.
Kind of scary, aint it?
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Old Nov 22, 2010 | 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by goblinish15
soooooo replaced alternator......cleaned the carb and throttle body with carb and throttle body cleaner and sttiilllllllll nothing.........WTFFFFF
what now? just blow it up?
And you don't know where the intake is?
It's sort of one being with the carb and throttle body, they are included in the air intake system for your engine. Have you found it yet? I think you know where it is, have you thought of buying a haynes manual? If you're sort of a beginner a haynes manual offers a lot of simple maintenance procedures and whatnot
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Old Nov 22, 2010 | 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Bustedback
Kind of scary, aint it?
Everyone has got to start somewhere
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Old Nov 22, 2010 | 09:27 PM
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isnt it in the throttle body? please enlighten me
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Old Nov 22, 2010 | 09:31 PM
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oh so inside the throttle body i thought that was the carb hahah i sprayed it in there aannnndddd where the spark plugs go in and STILL nothing
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Old Nov 22, 2010 | 09:38 PM
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i was thinkin about your problem and it was bugging me. then i was thinking maybe something simple like mixed up plug wires??? just a thought
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