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Tech Area => General Buick Tech => Topic started by: shmed on May 20 2012, 04:59:00 PM

Title: no start
Post by: shmed on May 20 2012, 04:59:00 PM

ok when i put the engine in it stared up broke it in etc all was good
now i go to start it an nope.,...
it turns over an almost fires not enough  to start.
the only things i changed were wired up the radio an adjusted the linkeage to the trans from the shifter.
any ideas?
 
have spark an fuel press
cam sensor is tight
thanks
 

Title: Re: no start
Post by: Steve Wood on May 20 2012, 06:37:53 PM

I would start by checking the spark to see if it is strong and blue.

If so, I would use my noid light to see if the injector pulse was nice and regular as it should be.  If I did not have a noid light, I would spray some carb cleaner, starting fluid, whatever, into the throttle body to see if the engine sounding like it was trying to run properly as long as the spray lasted...or at least sounded more normal than it was currently acting

Title: Re: no start
Post by: Steve Wood on May 20 2012, 08:01:38 PM

also be sure your battery is reading above 10 volts when cranking the engine over

Title: Re: no start
Post by: motorhead on May 21 2012, 09:25:42 AM

Security setting in the chip?

Title: Re: no start
Post by: shmed on May 21 2012, 02:38:00 PM

thanks guys
turned out the battery was only at 10 ish
changed it out an she fired up
on to the next problem...

Title: Re: no start
Post by: SuperSix on May 21 2012, 02:51:54 PM

Whooo!

Title: Re: no start
Post by: phil_long on May 21 2012, 05:20:24 PM

wish my problems were that simple.