the problem is when i try to start my car…it cranks but the engine wont start…after a few try it will…then it wont and then will…now its gotten worse to the point that it wont and the battery die…i have recharged it and the problem keeps going…i have checked the engine for sparks and fuel at time of cranking it, its there…but yet it wont start… any suggestions will be greatly appreciated…
i have notice something…when it starts i step on the gas slowly and it rebs normally but when i step on it fast it sound like it missfires…hmm im leaning towards the fuel pump, what u think? where is the damn thing at anyways is not in the tank?
i have
MSD Ignition on it with the coil and cap…
change the fuel filter…
checked rotor and cap…
the problem is when i try to start the car…no mods done recently…and the battery dies from constant cranking of engine…till when it turns on i let it recharge…it started happening like a month ago, it took it a few second to start now it just take a long time to do so if the battery dont die first.
chileno - Some members have MSD ignitions that go out and spend many hours and many more $$ trying to diagnose the problem. If possible, can you bypass your MSD and to make sure it is not the cause of your problems?
Turn the key to On. listen for the fuel pump to prime. If it does, and the car won’t start, it’s probably your igniter. If you don’t hear it prime, it’s probably your main fuel relay. I’m pickin mine up on Wednesday. $71CDN. I think it’s about $40 in the states
Mines does something similar. It turns over but will not crank at all… I put another Main Fuel Relay in but I still have no luck. I can’t hear the fuel pump priming but I can hear the Relay clicking when I turn the key to the ON position. I think my fuel pump is dead. I checked for sparks earlier and I have a spark, small but its there. Any ideas anyone? It ran fine at lunch, but when I went out to go home, it just turns over. HELP PLEASE>>>
i think i might know your problem. i think your timing is off. u should do a compression test and see what its reading. i had the same problem before it wouldnt start but when i gave it full throttle it would start but when i let go of the gas the car would stall. the reason why is because my timing was off and the psi in the engine was 90. so im think your timing belt jumped a tooth.
see if thats the problem. im thinking it is if u havent got it fixed yet.
good luck
The car is stuck at my work so tomorrow I am taking my tools to work to pull the spark plugs to see if they are wet. If they are wet, I think my dist. may not be putting enough spark. the reason I wouldn’t think mine jumped a tooth is because I drove it back from lunch yesterday with NO PROBLEMS. Went to crank it in the evening and it is dead. Weird huh? It turns over fast, but never even tries to crank. Any other ideas?
i found a problem…tow of my spark plugs wires where f-up…i just replaced them with some old ones i had…the car seem to gain alot of strength when crancking and starts right away…just for the hell of it…i started putting the spark plugs wires that i had just pulled out and found out that as soom as i put as couple of them the problem came back right away…for some reason when i accelerate my care fast its start to missfire, like when u have the launcher kit on your car to take off…so i try to bypass the MSD like someone here suggested and i touched the black/yellow wire right on the positive side of the damn battery…hahahaha i think i messed up the igniter…im going to change the whole distributer it in very poor conditions anyways its all rusty…if any of you have one or knows someone who does…please post it…will come back with news as soon as i get the distributer and find out why its missed fireing when i step on the gas fast…when doing it slow it just fine…???
i would like to thank everyone who help me here …peace…till next time…