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Old Oct 27, 2004 | 09:29 AM
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we just got my brothers motor in the car this past week . we started the car up friday night and drove it around for the weekend . monday i tryed starting it but for some reason she didnt want to start anymore .

the car cranks and wants to start then it changes her mind . i decided to pull the mass air out ,and for some reason it was damged . one of the 3 wires inside the mas air wasnt connected. i took car of that and got another mass air from my friends 88 camaro . pluged it in and its still doing the same thing .
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Is there spark and fuel when cranking ??
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Is there spark and fuel when cranking ??
yeah spark and fuel is good . i also replaced the MAF relay . i saw that ther was 2 i onlr replaced one .
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is ther a ground on the negative side of the coil .

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could it be that my computer went bad ???? any one please
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Chances are it's in the ingnition did you check the ignition module?
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Chances are it's in the ingnition did you check the ignition module?
were is the ignition madule????
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Originally Posted by 88421VETTE
Chances are it's in the ingnition did you check the ignition module?
put a new ignition module and still doing the same thing . the car is getting spark and fuel , the starter is brand new , what else could it be ??????
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Pull the plug off 1 of your injectors and see if you have juice to it when you crank it over
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Originally Posted by red L98
the car cranks and wants to start then it changes her mind .
Fuel pump? Check your pressure at the rail.
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Did the distributor move at all? Mine was tightened down all the way and it moved enough over a two day period to get it out of time.
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i checked all that still no start . i just went and got a new computer and pluged it in and nothing changed . the motor is a 434 stroker with afr 220 solid roller 11.3 comp ,sheet metal intake and lots of good new parts . the car was driving perfect this past weekend i dont know but its driving me crazy
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ok guys i got her fixed .. i puled the pluges and they were folded with gas. put a brandnew set and she started right up. thanks for all the help guys
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