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Old May 9, 2004 | 02:57 PM
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From: Cape Cod, Ma
Car: 1987 Firebird
Engine: 2.8 MPFI
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The rotor is rotating,and the spark is a blueish/white. I have checked every wire in the engine compartment. I have opened up the loom to check the wires for breakage or corrosion and have found nothing. The only thing I have not checked was the rotor location compared to cyl. location. I really do appreciate the help.
the distributer is tight and the wires are in the right order.

Yes I am getting fuel.

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Old May 9, 2004 | 03:03 PM
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Car: 1989 Iroc-Z
Engine: 5.7L TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Is it getting fuel?
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Old May 9, 2004 | 03:07 PM
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Car: 85 firebird
Engine: Pos 2.8 pulled and replaced with a 350 tpi motor converted to carb.
Transmission: 700r4, vette servo,shift kit, hayden 15"x8" trans cooler.
Yeah what he said! Is your pump and fpr working?

Also you dont have to keep making new threads.
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Old May 10, 2004 | 08:37 AM
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Yeah, I'm lost; I guess there was some kind of problem in another thread? If so, Jwisse, just keep "replying" (at the bottom) to the original message.

Also; it looks like you edited your original message in a reply to Trickster? That'd be a situation where you'd "reply" at the bottom of his message... that keeps it straight as far as "earliest question to latest answer". Know what I mean? That way we can all help you the best!!

Welcome to the forums by the way!

Since I don't know what the story is so far, all I can offer is- you said it's getting fuel. Well, the engine can get fuel, but it won't be ENOUGH fuel.

You need to buy/rent/borrow a fuel pressure gauge. They cost $40 at places like Advance Auto & Napa & Pep Boys & etc. You need the high pressure one that goes up to 80 psi, NOT the cheaper ones that are low pressure (for carburetors).

You can't say "the engine's getting fuel" without knowing the pressure. 25 pounds will make the engine squirt fuel, but the engine won't run on 25 psi.
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Old May 10, 2004 | 11:09 AM
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V6, just died and won't start

V6 still not running
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Old May 10, 2004 | 11:50 AM
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The rotor is rotating, thats good, but is it pointed where it should be?

When cyl #1 is at TDC the rotor should be pointed to the node at the 6:30/7:00 position.

May be irrelevant to your case, but its what I would check.
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Old May 10, 2004 | 12:31 PM
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Originally posted by 92RSSlowmaro
When cyl #1 is at TDC the rotor should be pointed to the node at the 6:30/7:00 position.
Actually, that's a bad thing to say. We can't assume where the rotor is pointing on ANY v6 car for TDC. He'd have to bring #1 up to TDC on his own engine and verify the position himself.

I can drop a distributor in any old way I want, it doesn't matter what distributor cap terminal I choose for #1, or which way the rotor points when I drop it in, etc. More info see the last message in here: https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...threadid=60772

Chaos, thanks for the links to the other messages of his!

Jwisse, when you turn the key from "off" to "on" (not cranking the motor yet), does the SES light come on? Or is it off?
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Old May 10, 2004 | 12:42 PM
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Originally posted by TomP
Actually, that's a bad thing to say. We can't assume where the rotor is pointing on ANY v6 car for TDC. He'd have to bring #1 up to TDC on his own engine and verify the position himself.

I can drop a distributor in any old way I want, it doesn't matter what distributor cap terminal I choose for #1, or which way the rotor points when I drop it in, etc. More info see the last message in here: https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...threadid=60772

Chaos, thanks for the links to the other messages of his!

Jwisse, when you turn the key from "off" to "on" (not cranking the motor yet), does the SES light come on? Or is it off?
True that, I was operating under the assumption that his would be indentical to mine. My mistake.
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