This makes no sense. Wednesday morning i am driving my car and it is running great, just like every other day. About 5 hours later, i try and turn the car on, and it dont start. I know the battery is not dead. I am thinking the starter or spark plug, i have no idea. I am not smart at all when it comes to cars, but i want to learn

Can someone please tell me what i can look for or if anyone had teh same problem. Thx for all your help.

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1992 z28 25th Anniversary
All black w/ z28 wing
Flowmaster Exhaust
350 TPI

 

Always try searching the archives first if you can for the problem your having. First, does it crank? As in try to start at all or do you turn the key and get NOTHING, if nothing, do you get a security light coming on? if you do, then you could have a VATS problem. If the car is cranking as in trying to start you will want to check for fuel pressure and spark, you will need both of those before it will even think about running.

Brendan

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The car definetly cranks. It sounds as if it is just about to start, but doesnt, and if i hold the key turned it keeps trying to turn on, but doesnt.

How would i check for a spark, or where?? and the feul pressure??

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1992 z28 25th Anniversary
All black w/ z28 wing
Flowmaster Exhaust
350 TPI

 

Anyone know how much it would cost to get this problem fixed at a shop(for anyone who works at one)?? I had enough of this, i just cant figure teh damn thing out!

An estimate would be great, thx alot.

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1992 z28 25th Anniversary
All black w/ z28 wing
Flowmaster Exhaust
350 TPI

 

Clean your fuel pump relay connections, it worked for me.

Don

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The cost to fix it really depends on what's wrong with it and how long it takes them to find the problem. First check to see if you have spark. This is really easy. Pull one of the spark plug wires off the spark plug (spark plugs are right below the exhaust manifold, if this helps). Then hold the plug wire boot about a 1/4 inch away from a good ground, like the exhaust manifold. Have someone crank the engine. If you see a spark jumping between the wire and the ground then you have spark. Be careful not to get zapped though; I've heard it hurts. Then tell us what you get.

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91 Z28

 

The spark plugs are fine. I am gettin the car towed in the morning so i hope they dont charge me an insane amount.

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1992 z28 25th Anniversary
All black w/ z28 wing
Flowmaster Exhaust
350 TPI

 

ill tell you the problem, the problem i had was just about the same. to fix it will only coust about 35 cents. there is a hidden fuse up by the battery on my car. it looks like a wire harness but if you undo it the there is a 20amp fuse. i wen t trough all the trouble of replacing the feul pump and alot of other mess. the fuse block is atached to the side wall.

 

This link has some useful info:

Diagnosing a No Start Condition

 

since yer already gonna get it towed, i might as well not go into why the car does not start. instead, when my car didnt start and i didnt have the time to check everything with my limited tool supplies and what not, i had it towed to the dealer for a diagnostic. it took about 90-120 mins for them to tell me what the problem was-$120. mine was a fuel pump problem, there was no fuel pressure. since mine is carb'd the total cost was $380 or so. but i just bought a delco pump and installed it myself. 380 is insane for a pump and install. since yers in TPI, the pump is in the tank, so they have to drop it and thats about $500 or so.

hope its not the pump.

daniel

 

Thanks for all your help guys... But i had the problem fixed a while ago

It was the fuel pump and the fuel line was on its way to havin ga huge hole... It wasnt that expensive cause my dad has been going to this one shop for like 20+ years for any kinds of problems.. so it worked out pretty good, but thanks anyways

 

As far as getting a shock from a plug wire. .. . yeah, it hurts

Did that one once, needless to say im a lot more careful now

 

Getting shocked by a 30,000 volt distributor engine isn't that bad when you compare it to getting shocked by an engine with Distributor-less ignition......you'll end up in the hospital.