first off the car is a 91 camaro z28 lb9 305 tpi/auto
alright, the car will turn over, but is not firing. any ideas what it could be?

 

check the fuses first. if everything is good look for spark and fuel. post if you get stuck. i just went through this on my camaro and nobody posted to help me out, regardless i will help you out.

 

i'd guess you're going to have to trouble shoot it a little. look for spark, fuel, and compression. that's all you need for it to work.

 

i checked the fuses and they're all fine. i turned the ignition on to see if i could here the fuel pump and i cannot hear it. is there a easy way to see if its getting fuel? and how do i check it for spark?

 

and last night the car started up and immediatly went dead. and this happened for about 5 times until it stayed running

 

it sounds like a fuel supply problem.to test for spark i pull the front driver's side plug wire, stick a screw driver in the plug wire and lay the handle of the screw driver across the strut mount so the shaft of the screwdriver is about 1/4 inch from bare metal(i pop the plastic cover off the strut and use the threaded end of the strut) balance this there(don't hold it or you'll get zapped) now hit the key! you will see the spark arcing to ground from the screw driver shaft. they have testers at the auto parts store, these are just sparkplugs with a little clamp attached that you connact your plug wire to.

 

to test the pump look at the the thead " t a starts and then dies right away" i just posted on it so it will be at or near the top of this board. also see my post " no gas"

 

well last night i did the test to see if its getting fire and we'll i got a few jolts of electricity in my arm, so i guess that means its getting fire. and this morning i just unbolted one of the fuel lines from the fuel pump and turned the ignition to "ON" and no fuel came out so i guess its safe to say the fuel pump is bad, right?

and thanks for all the info and help