I rebuilt my 86 trans am engine is a ....305 tpi .... I replaced everything in engine new crankshaft ,camshaft bearings rods everything but I put the engine back in hooked everything back up first crank the engine starts right up but it will not stay running try start it again and everytime it runs for 10 seconds and dies everytime I can't figure it out I made sure was top dead center again went thru checked all plugs made sure all wires and plugs to distributor was good.


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fuel starvation?

Check the oil pressure sending unit. I *think* that your fuel pump runs only when the sending unit is operating in range.

Any thoughts anyone?

 

Are you sure you have the distributor pointing to the number one cylinder?

 

You can also check the pressure on the fuel rail to see what the pressure is

 

The '86 uses a cold start injector. Once that fuel is used, if the service injectors are not providing the correct fuel flow the engine may die.

As recommended above, check the standing fuel pressure and flow, and monitor the pressure as the engine starts. It may be informative.

 

Vader, for my own knowledge, was I even close to being correct in my assumption?

 

The oil pressure switch is a parallel path for power to the fuel pump. If the fuel pump relay fails the pump will receive power through the oil pressure switch once oil pressure is above about 7 PSI.

You may very well be on the right track about fuel delivery. For whatever reason is would seem that fuel is missing shortly after cranking.