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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 09:53 AM
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so the title says it ,. Just turned off ,has power,turns over strong,.Fuel punp is running .even tried hand feeding fuel into carb ,Nothing.

Almost any comments help .Thanks guys
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 12:41 PM
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sounds like no spark, ignition problem or maybe a coil??
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 12:56 PM
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Could be a bad crank sensor, cam sensor, coil, blown fuse, or ECM. If you have not replaced the crank sensor recently, that is where I would start along with a cam sensor. But you have to make sure you have power to the coil and a pulsing ground, both easily checked with a 12 volt test light.
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Bustedback
Could be a bad crank sensor, cam sensor, coil, blown fuse, or ECM. If you have not replaced the crank sensor recently, that is where I would start along with a cam sensor. But you have to make sure you have power to the coil and a pulsing ground, both easily checked with a 12 volt test light.

I was thinking the sensors aswell ....thanks guys..
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Old Aug 6, 2012 | 07:17 PM
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pull a plug and check spark. my cam sensor went out and did the same thing
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Old Aug 6, 2012 | 09:39 PM
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crank sensor
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