I'll bet its coil related.....coil or coil wire.
somethings wrong?
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6th Gear
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somethings wrong?
89 vette with 68000 miles no mods runs fine, here is the problem after the car is running if i turn it off i have to wait approx 5 mins for it to start again. from reading the posts here i think it might be my injectors but am looking for some sound advice and also how i can tell if my injectors are bad, i'm a complete noob so i would need step by step instructions of what to do. thanks in advance for any and all help.
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89 vette with 68000 miles no mods runs fine, here is the problem after the car is running if i turn it off i have to wait approx 5 mins for it to start again. from reading the posts here i think it might be my injectors but am looking for some sound advice and also how i can tell if my injectors are bad, i'm a complete noob so i would need step by step instructions of what to do. thanks in advance for any and all help.
hold the pedal to the wood=floor the accelerator pedal
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if i try to start it before it just cranks over but doesnt start, i have tried several times waiting differnt times but no good and also tried pedal all the way down and still nothing it just cranks but wont start, after 5 mins of sitting it starts right up.
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Doesn't sound like your injectors...the chances of all of them going bad at once are very slim, however if you want to check them, pull the electrical clip off (just squeeze the wire spring) and put a digital ohm meter on the connectors. The reading should be about 16 ohms + or _ 3 ohms. If you get readings way lower than that on each individual injector it is bad, or very close to bad. Like I said...it does not sound like the problem is in the injectors though. Keep us up to date as to what you try and find out
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I had that same problem on and 89 I bought from a forum member (he couldn't figure it out either). I had another 89 sitting here so parts were not a problem. I eliminated everything but the injectors (they ohmed out okay). Put new Ford injectors in, and the problem went away. I'm not sure why it fixed it ( I resisted doing it until I'd tryed everything else, still doesn't make sense), but it did.
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My car is a 89 also and I had the exact same issue.Tested the injectors one was bad, got it fixed car drove great. 3 weeks later same problem I got the other 7 done and the car has no issues for 3 months and 1000 miles.
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89 vette with 68000 miles no mods runs fine, here is the problem after the car is running if i turn it off i have to wait approx 5 mins for it to start again. from reading the posts here i think it might be my injectors but am looking for some sound advice and also how i can tell if my injectors are bad, i'm a complete noob so i would need step by step instructions of what to do. thanks in advance for any and all help.
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thanks guys for the information i'm gonna check to see what the injectors ohm at this weekend and also gonna check the fuel pressure and see if i have any issues with either of them or both. after i do it i will post my findings and go from there. if it turns out to be the injectors any suggestions on which ones to buy and have installed would really be appreciated. thanks again.
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