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Old Apr 25, 2016 | 10:38 AM
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89 FB TPI 305 intermittent no start

I have an 89 FB Formula TPI 305. Since last fall I have had a problem with the car not starting from time to time. Last fall I threw just about everything at the ignition system, coil, ICM, rotor button and dist. cap. My plugs and wires were new a few years ago and I only drive the car a few thousand miles per summer. Finally I changed the TPS and that seemed to be the cure. This spring I've only driven it a few times. This past Friday I drove it to work, ran errands, etc. stopping and starting with no issue. When I got home it sat maybe 15 min before another trip out. Well the car would not fire. The fuel pump cycles as normal and it turns over fine but no fire. Yesterday I tried it for kicks and the car fired up. What should I look at next? I don't want to get stranded too far from home this summer.
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Old Apr 25, 2016 | 02:00 PM
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Re: 89 FB TPI 305 intermittent no start

Need to see what's missing when it doesn't want to start. Spark, or injector pulse. Or low fuel pressure, etc.
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Old Apr 25, 2016 | 04:48 PM
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Old Apr 25, 2016 | 05:08 PM
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Re: 89 FB TPI 305 intermittent no start

I checked fuel pressure last year and if I remember right had 35-40 psi. The distributor has been a thought but was looking for other opinions before spending money on it.
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