Re: Starting woes...

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <7DF40C8D8893D21184940008C709AAFC12E631@corp-exc4.ctron.com> "Polletta, Jon" writes:

> I'm having problems starting my 87 4KCSQ lately. It will start up,
> run for about 2-3 seconds, and then die. Any attempt to give it gas kills it
> instantly.

It's running on the cold start valve.  Pull off the plug and see if it
starts at all.  If not, it's a fuel pressure/supply problem - yank an
injector and see if it sprays.  Then pull the cover off the air mass
sensor, lift up the paddle, and try again.

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 Phil Payne
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