Ok, so I have an 89' camaro with the 2.8 v6.

I've only had it a couple months. There has been a small issue since I got it where it idles high when it starts and then after it warms up almost stalls out followed by check engine light reporting 02 sensor running rich and a speed sensor code.

I redid all the vacuum lines and that problem was still there, but I could deal with trying to solve it while driving it.

Then about a month after I bought it, it just wouldn't start. It turns over and will attempt to start and I have gotten it to start a few times, but when it does it sputters a lot and will only stay running if I keep the gas pedal buried and it's not a solid start of any kind. It's like it's just barely hanging on to try to start.

I have replaced the injectors, I have fuel coming out of the intake when I try to start it so I know it's not a fuel issue. I've replaced the ignition coil, ICM, and pickup coil. I don't have a timing light at the moment (lost everything in a garage fire in February and still working on building my tools back up), but I had someone sit in the car and try to start it and physically held the plug wires and can't feel any pulse of spark. I know that's not the ideal way to check, but I've always felt it on previous cars when doing that. I know the distributor cap is possible, but I can't find any issues with it.

Does anyone have any ideas? I haven't driven it in about a month or 2 and I really miss it.

Thanks in advance.

 

Check your grounds. If you know you have fuel, and you have air, then the only thing missing is fire. Since you said you aren't getting a spark that is where I'd start, clean them up good and give it a go.

 

Where , exactly , IS this "fuel coming out of the intake" ???

If you have fuel coming anywhere out of the intake I'd be having a look at the fuel pressure regulator

 

It's coming out where the air hose connects to the intake. I haven't gotten to check the grounds yet, long work week, but this weekend I'm hoping to get some time.

 

x2 on the FPR.

 

Hey guys. It took me forever to get the money and time to work on her and i know this post is old but didn't want to be one of those guys who never have an answer. It was the three fpr. Thanks

 

Very happy to hear of your success !!!!

When you mentioned fuel coming out of the air intake , I knew it was the FPR leaking back through it's vacuum port because in a properly functioning system the fuel ain't supposed to be anywhere near the upper 2 manifolds . Only a small section of the lower manifold where it connects to the head should ever see fuel , the rest of all that aluminum directs air only ....

 

thanks for letting us know.