Re: Sick puppy still won't start.

["Graydon D. Stuckey" <graydon@apollo.kettering.edu>]

On Sat, 7 Feb 1998 MHLIGGINS@aol.com wrote:

> The search engine for the archives is still down, and manual skimming of the
> archives is going VERY slowly.  So I submit this to the list, knowing full
> well I could probably eventually find it - but I'm not sure it would be in
> this lifetime!

I think that when it is obvious that one is trying to find stuff on their 
own, even the crustier Qlisters will stop and help. :-)

> What I've checked:
> Chassis to intake ground (per Phil Payne), found one was loose.
> Changed fuel pump.
> Changed fuel filter.
> Changed cold start regulator.
> Timing belt is in place.
> Timing is OK.
> Fuel pump relay (two different ones).

Seems you've done alot of stuff already.

> Fuel pump does not kick in when switch is turned on, but will run when the fp
> relay is bridged.
> Fuel pump does run while the starter is engaged.

Sounds normal to me...

> There is no spark to the plugs.

Hmmm....

> The car reports no fault codes.
> The car does have compression.

Fuel, compression, spark.   That is the basic trio.

If you don't have spark, you need to track that down.    After that is 
solved, then veyr seldom will a car refuse to run because the mixture is 
wrong.   It might run very poorly, but usually they run.  Unfortunately, 
the CIS mechanical fuel injection is the exception to this rule.   Try 
manually (ie, with your finger) raising the airflow meter while turning 
over the engine (obviously, a 2-person job) and see if she fires up.   If 
so, then your mixture is not set right, and it is far enough off base 
that it will prevent startup.   I've seen this before.

Later,
Graydon D. Stuckey
graydon@apollo.kettering.edu  <<< please note my new address!!!
810 733 0255