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So I buy a Firebird last fall. Drive it home (about 20 miles) and park it in the driveway. Clean it up and drive it to the storage shed, another 10 miles or so. Get the car out the other day and it starts up hard. No problem because it was sitting a few months. Drive it home without a problem. Now it will not start! ANY IDEAS?!?!?!? 1992 Firebird with V6 & auto trans.
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I know this seems pretty obvious, but how about the battery??? Did you check the charge on it??West Michigan Pontiac Club
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Battery and all the guages are good. Drained the gas and put new in it. Just will not turn over, just get the nananananana! sound.Comment
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I would have auto zone check the battery with a load on it if it's cranking slow. If it's cranking good, make sure your fuel pump is working properly. You can always start checking fuses on the chance one popped on ya. Good luck.sigpic1994 Camaro Z28 83K M6, CAI, AFR 190cc, 11.6:1, Hooker headers, Hooker ORY, Mangnaflow exhaust, AI 230/238, 1.6 RR, B&M Short throw, Hays clutch, 4.10 gear.
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Originally Posted by 1BADAIR
manuals should be launched off the limiter and the throttle shouldn't leave the floor til 10 feet after the finish lineComment
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Check the general stuff:
Spark & fuel.
Also try and dry out the cap, may have some mosture in it.
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Were cranking good. What fuses? Just check them all? I hear the fuel pump come on when the key is turned over.Originally posted by Bad_Z28 View PostComment
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When you first turn the key just so that there is power (don't crank it) can you hear the fuel pump cycle??
Edit: never mind on that, you answered quicker than I could respond.
Check spark are you getting spark??Last edited by 92conv; March 26th, 2009, 09:00 PM.West Michigan Pontiac Club
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How would you suggest checking the spark and fuel to make sure I dont mis something? It ran just fine last fall and coming home this spring. I just dont want to chase my tail on this for a long time. Meet and greets are coming up and I havent been to one yet!!Originally posted by Phantom383 View PostComment
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the easiest way to check for spark is to pull 1 plug wire and 1 sparkplug. plug the plugwire back onto the sparkplug, and ground the electrode somewhere onto the body or engine where it will get a good ground. have a friend crank the engine over while you look for spark at the plug. a nice blue spark is the best.1967 chevy sportvan deluxe-fun cruiser
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check for spark by takeing a plug off and holding it while some one cracks the engine if you lose control of your body and then are violontly thrown from the engine bay then you probaly have sparksigpic
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Ah ha!!Comment
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1 of 1000000000000000000000x things not to do while working on your car
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thats how i checked for spark when i had car trouble. works great seriouslyHISTORY OF CARS PAST AND PRESANT (none of them were wrecked)
1989 S10 standard with 350 carb'd, th350, shift kit, shorties, 600cfm, hooker TD's, 3.23 non posi, B&M shifter(sold)
1991 firebird with t-tops and 3.1L, 700r4, 3.23 non posi, flowmaster cat back, 15ibs injectors, (sold)
1991 formula with t-tops, WS6, 5.0TPI, WC T5. 3.42 posi. magnaflow cat back, 52mm TB, and hurst billet (sold)
1994 camaro z28 with t-tops, 5.7LT1, T56, 3.42 posi. CAI, elbow, Airfoil, SFC, STB, pro 5.0, flowmaster cat back. (sold)
2000 Trans am with t-tops, 5.7LS1, T56, 3.42posi, LT'S, ORY, magnaflow, lid, lingenfelter intake, 3pt SFC, STB, LCA, (current)Comment
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