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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 11:50 AM
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we ll i ran out of gas th en one of my freinds brought me some gas an then it was bogging out. so we towed to my house an i check all my fuel lines an stuff like that . now all it will do is turn over but it will not run at all. so what could it be
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 11:53 AM
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Need a little bit more info bud. have you checked for spark?? any fuses blown?? main relay clicks on and fuel pump primes when key is turned on??
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 11:53 AM
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Check your main relay
one of the reasons they wont start
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 11:57 AM
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well i think three but i dont know what u talking about on the relay chicls an the not fuses blown at all the the saprk an a little black but i clean them. i gettting fuel into the motor bedcause i check my fuel line to the injectirs an fuel came out the the line but it just wont run at all i dont know what is wrong i drive alll lastnight an this **** started happening. what is the main relay
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 12:00 PM
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Try to swap with someones dizzy if you know anyone.
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 12:01 PM
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what are u talking about dizzy
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 12:02 PM
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yea did u do a cap and rotor swap lately (tune up)? sometimes the screw comes out of the rotor = hassle.... check that too...
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 12:05 PM
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i check that to an it not loose at all an the screw was still in there
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 12:12 PM
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sry man, try a different dizzy, main relay is located by foot pedals above and behind hood release, has large 7 or 14 pin plug can't remember it's bolted to the door piller by 1 10mm bolt, do a search there's all kinds of info on how to fix it if that's it, check your grounds too
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 12:14 PM
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distributor or igniter check them also
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 12:16 PM
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i check that realy switch its good the disturber is brand new an the ingetior is new too
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 12:17 PM
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Since you ran out of gas and then started having problem it may be that the crud that gathers in the bottom of the gas tank got sucked up and clogged the fuel filter or the pump screen. check for fuel pressure up at the fuel rail.

Check the main relay - turn your ignition key to "ON" (not start) and listen for the fuel pump. It should whirrr for about 3 seconds and then stop. Your check engine light should turn off at that point. If you hear it then the main relay is working.
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 12:21 PM
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Check the main relay - turn your ignition key to "ON" (not start) and listen for the fuel pump. It should whirrr for about 3 seconds and then stop. Your check engine light should turn off at that point. If you hear it then the main relay is working.

it does that so my main relay work an how do i check for clogging the t fuel rail
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 02:38 PM
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alright, lets try to narrow this down

you can hear your fuel pump prime, meaning main relay is good, have you checked the fuel filter? maybe try changing that, but before you do that try a few other things. turn the car to on, the fuel line to the fuel rail should be hard with pressure, if its soft, gas is not making to the fuel line. you should work your way backward from that point by replacing your fuel filter.

are you positive you have spark? pull one spark plugs out one at a time and ground it. have someone try to crank it over, are you getting spark? while the spark plug is out try to smell for fuel from the cylinder you have the spark plug out of. are you positive you haven't flooded the engine?

thats just a few things off the top of my head. good luck.


Modified by Origin at 11:19 PM 9/30/2004
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 08:35 PM
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Yeah, I would have to agree with a gunked up fuel line. Check the filter.
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 09:43 PM
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try changing the spark plugs
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 10:01 PM
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Old Oct 4, 2004 | 11:51 PM
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i foung what was wrong it. one of me wire harness came undone
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