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Old 08-21-2009, 10:39 PM
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ok my car wont start? last night i parkrd it were it is now, so nothing has changed...this morning i start it and it idols for 2-3 min and dies....so i go to start it again and it will start for 2 seconds-rev to about 1300 and die?

any ideas? i just installed all this and had it tuned, then put around 300miles on the new set up. it ran perfect and not evin one sign of a problem then suddenly this???

can anyone off the top of there heads start listing the things that pop in there head or the stuff i can check?

cam-tune-heads-racetronix-n2o kit...im pretty sure i can hear the pump priming???? sooo give me a hand if you can

+ there should be a trouble shooting thread so morons like me dont keep posting **** like this..
thanks, joe

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Make sure you have fuel pressure, check for spark, check fuses.
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Whip out your fuel pressure gauge and get a reading when you turn the key to RUN. Get another reading while cranking the engine, then watch the gauge while the engine is running.

Report back with findings and we'll go from there.
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well im an idiot..........after checking everything it came down to power....the battery post....i had 45 power wires on it and one of the times i must have stripped the threads. if i wouldnt have taken the post out there was no way to find out cus it seemed tight???


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