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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 06:41 PM
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okay heres what happened
put my motor back in and drove it around that night and the next day not a problem
then that evening when im driving it stalls when i push the clutch in then starts back up.
did it a few times then when i got to where i was going i parked then when i went to start it a few hours later, it starts then instantly dies, maybe 3 times
now it just wont start at all.

i have spark, i have fuel, its not the ecu or the dizzy i switched both. its not the main relay. and im pretty sure the motor didnt jump timing.

what the heck am i missing?
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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 10:22 PM
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Check the grounds, fuel pressure, air filter, MAP sensor voltage and compression. One of those tests will surely provide more information. Are any cylinders firing at all- any popping or sputtering when you crank it?
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 05:13 AM
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Check the grounds, fuel pressure, air filter, MAP sensor voltage and compression. One of those tests will surely provide more information. Are any cylinders firing at all- any popping or sputtering when you crank it?
grounds are good, and i definitely have compression, the motor has 2k on it. it does backfire at times because of the dizzy timing being a little off but i got it back in about th eright spot. it pops a little but not a whole lot, everything is in proper order it just wont start
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by si vtec ftw
grounds are good, and i definitely have compression, the motor has 2k on it. it does backfire at times because of the dizzy timing being a little off but i got it back in about th eright spot. it pops a little but not a whole lot, everything is in proper order it just wont start
Sounds like a mechanical problem if everything is in proper order. Just b/c your moto has 2k on it doesn't mean that it has compression unless you check it and know instead of assume that it does. Ign timing being just a tad off would not cause the car to misfire. Are the injectors pulsing?
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Old Jul 18, 2009 | 12:30 AM
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what do your plugs look like? have u pulled them? just because you're getting fuel doesnt mean you're good. you could've ran rich and fouled your plugs. any CEL's?
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