Electronics Need help wiring something up? Thinking of adding an electrical component to your car? Need help troubleshooting that wiring glitch?

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Old Sep 10, 2001 | 09:40 PM
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ok well my car wont start. I have the firing order right. I have spark to the wires and the coil has spark. I know that the plugs have fuel going to them or whatever. I have tried to spray starter fluid in the TPI intake, but still it does not fire. I just replaced my plugs, but they are full of fuel now. I let them dry out then try to crank it, but still nothing. I dont get I have fuel, I have spark, but it does not fire....please help me.
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Old Sep 11, 2001 | 12:05 AM
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Is the distributor 180* off?
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Old Sep 11, 2001 | 01:31 AM
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Car: 87 Formula/ 00 Xtreme
Engine: TPI 305/ v6
Transmission: struggling t-5/ 4l60E
Axle/Gears: 3.08/ 3.23
That was my thought as well 85 Berl. I've done that once myself (not on my car tho )w/a very negative effect ,, lesson well learned & not forgotten
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Old Sep 11, 2001 | 11:51 AM
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ok well the thing is it was running fine the other day alls I did was change the spark plug wires. I took them off of being stupid. But I found the firing order and put them in the right place, but nothing happens. I checked for spark at coil and at the spark plug wire and I do have spark. I dont get what it is.
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Old Sep 11, 2001 | 12:28 PM
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Are you sure you started the #1 wire in the right position on the distributor ?

http://www.deadbird.org/tech/spark.gif

Make sure you followed the firing order clockwise around the distributor (not saying you didn't).

If you've got gas & you've got spark, the problem seems like it can only be with either firing order or timing.
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Old Sep 11, 2001 | 04:00 PM
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ya I tried the order that it supposed to be and everything, but I tried this just to try different stuff today and I put the #1 spark plug on the part near the firewall on distrubutor. Its one of them near the firewall and I went counterclock wise and some of the cylinders are trying to fire, but when I put them in the right order and go clock wise nothing fires.
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