85 won't start

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Nwtercel1
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85 won't start

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I left town for 5 days and when I returned home I went to start my car and it will not start

Battery is not dead it will turn over fine it just won't fire

Any ideas I should try?

Thanks!
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Re: 85 won't start

Post by xirdneh »

I would remove top of air filter housing and drop a couple of tablespoons of gas down carb throat. Try starting. If it fires up and dies I would look at fuel supply stuff. If it does not fire at all look at ignition stuff
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Re: 85 won't start

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Must be a ignition problem

Poured fuel in the card didn't work

If I move the throttle I can see fuel squirt in the carb so it must be getting enough gas
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Re: 85 won't start

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Does it sound like it is turning over faster than usual?
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Re: 85 won't start

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It sounds normal when turning over

Everything appears good just won't fire up

Maybe I should try some starting fluid?
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Re: 85 won't start

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I know that won't fix the problem but maybe it will get it going and give me some ideas of if it runs good or not
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Re: 85 won't start

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I would try starting fluid first and if that did not work I would check the engine/ignition fuses/fuseable links/relays/ etc. After that, I would pull a couple of spark plug wires and check for a spark at each one. If I did not get a spark at the first wire I tried.
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