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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 08:29 PM
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Car: '87 Camaro LT
Engine: 355 L98
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crank, no start problem

L98 with LT1 intake... I was having cold start problems with it before and had to play with the timing to get it started. Once I got it started and it ran a minute then it would restart no problem until it got completely cold again. Now I can't get it started at all. Timing is right (tried switching the wires 180° too), and I have spark. I moved the base timing all over with no luck. It's getting fuel to the injectors but I don't have noid lights to check if it's firing them, though they worked fine before and I haven't done anything different. I tried spraying some brake cleaner (didn't have any starting fluid) in the TB and that didn't do anything, it's not even trying to start. Any guesses?
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 09:40 PM
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Car: 91 Z28
Engine: 350 TPI (L98)
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A no start condition is always either a lack of fuel, spark, or compression. Compression usually is not the problem. Make sure you are getting fuel pressure first, then check for spark and compression next.
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 09:41 PM
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Someone mentioned to me that it could be the coolant temp sensor. I guess if it goes bad the ECM thinks it's -60° and makes it too rich start. That's easy enough to check, just need to find the sensor range chart. I will also check fuel pressure.
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 10:53 PM
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Its really hard to make a car be too rich to run. Granted, it will run like crap, but it will run nonetheless. I had a friend with a Supra that had a hole the size of a quarter in his intercooler piping. The car ran "pig rich" as he put it, but it still ran. I would look elsewhere, like possibly lack of fuel (has to be something that would affect all cylinders, not just a few).
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