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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 10:16 PM
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Car: 1991 CAMARO 1968 FIREBIRD
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Car wont start

I just put some new moroso wires on my car tongiht it ran fine before i put them on and now the car wont start i kept trying to crank it and herd a pop come out of my muffler. I did 1 wire at a time so i would not loose the fireing order any idea what happend i tried pressing the plugs in all the way and they were in. It ran fine before i messed with it and all i did was the sparkplug wires.
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 10:21 PM
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Car: 85Z28 87GTA 91GTA 98SS
Engine: SBC, LS-x
Transmission: T-5, 700-R4, T-56
Must have bumped something lose. Quick check of the dist/coil wiries including other wires that are not plug wires. Then if that don't help, pull a plug and see if you have spark.
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 10:34 PM
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Car: 88' IROCZ
Engine: 388 TPI Motown 350 Race block
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Axle/Gears: 2.77
Re: Car wont start

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I just put some new moroso wires on my car tongiht it ran fine before i put them on and now the car wont start i kept trying to crank it and herd a pop come out of my muffler. I did 1 wire at a time so i would not loose the fireing order any idea what happend i tried pressing the plugs in all the way and they were in. It ran fine before i messed with it and all i did was the sparkplug wires.
Even if you got a wire crossed it should still start.
Square one, put the old wires back, if it runs, there's an incompatability with the moroso wires & the ignition system.
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 10:50 PM
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Car: 1991 CAMARO 1968 FIREBIRD
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Is that possible for them to be incompatable with my car? I have never heard of that before.
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 11:14 PM
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Car: 88' IROCZ
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Originally posted by FAST RS
Is that possible for them to be incompatable with my car? I have never heard of that before.
Tha was meant to get you thinking, no I don't it possible.
The fact remains that the car won't start. So either it's an incompatability, or something you unknowingly did, take a guess.
Taje your time, check all connectors, and varify the fire order.
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 11:51 PM
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Car: 1991 CAMARO 1968 FIREBIRD
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Transmission: CAMARO 700R4 FIREBIRD TH-400
I wonder if the old plugs pused in farther since its on a socket type distributor. I hate my car no matter what i do nothing ever works right when i do it and lately thats all that has been happening. But when she runs im happy.
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 11:54 PM
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Not sure what you mean by "socket type distributor."
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Old Mar 11, 2005 | 12:11 AM
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Car: 1991 CAMARO 1968 FIREBIRD
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Transmission: CAMARO 700R4 FIREBIRD TH-400
The one were there is a hole for each cylynder in the cap insted of the prawn that sticks out.
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Old Mar 11, 2005 | 12:15 AM
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Looks similar to this
Attached Thumbnails Car wont start-c-documents-settings-david  
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Old Mar 11, 2005 | 12:24 AM
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Check the button above the rotor, it may be broke.
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Old Mar 11, 2005 | 02:04 PM
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From: Moorpark
Car: 1991 CAMARO 1968 FIREBIRD
Engine: CAMARO 3.1L FIREBIRD 455
Transmission: CAMARO 700R4 FIREBIRD TH-400
I put my old wires back on this morning and it fired right up i think the moroso wires were not able to go far enough into the cap. Now its off to my g/f's car for a brake job joyest.
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Old Mar 11, 2005 | 02:11 PM
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What kind of style wires were these? They must be for a Dogde or something.
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Old Mar 11, 2005 | 02:25 PM
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They are Non HEI wires they would fit in the hole's that are in the picture i showed the box says they are for chevy pontiac olds buick etc. I think the box lies. I think im going to go with some taylor wires maybe those might work a little better.
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Old Mar 11, 2005 | 05:51 PM
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Car: 85Z28 87GTA 91GTA 98SS
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Transmission: T-5, 700-R4, T-56
I won't use anything but GM wires anymore. The good aftermarket wires like MSD are really expensive. Others I have tried were junk and fell apart in the span of a year. Pretty bad when the wires fall apart during a plug change especially when you know how to take them off.

GM wires have a lifetime warrenty and are reasonablly priced.
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