This weekend I am going with a friend to trouble shoot an electrical problem on a 88-89 GTA that he is wanting to buy off a friend of mine. It had been sitting for a few years and he said that an electrical (not starter) is keeping it from starting. Any ideas on what if could be before we just break out the multimeter?

Engine is the 350 TPI

 

there are 3 things you need to have an engine start.
1. air
2. fuel
3. compression
4. FIRE (spark)

ok, that was 4, sue me. check these things first

 

Need a few more specifics on exactly what it is doing before we can help with the troubleshooting. Electrical covers a whole lot of territory. Are you getting power to the lights, is fuel pump priming, does engine crank?

The Trickster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!