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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 01:32 PM
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I am having trouble finding out why my ta won't start. I had a coolant line come off of the water pump, fixed that, took the car for a test drive and had a really bad miss, which has been a plug wire touching the manifold. So I parked the car to let it cool and check the wires and it hasn't started since. I thought it was an ignition problem, so got some new wires. Car has great spark, coil and distributor are sending spark to the plugs but car won't start. The car will spin for a while the act like it wants to crank and sputter a second then nothing. I rerouted the number 5 plug wire the other day and found a loose plug, so I tightened it back. The plug is loose again today... any ideas? What do I need to check next.

I looked at the feul lines and found the vacuum line was not on the pressure regulator but plugged it in and no change. I also have no way off checking trouble codes on obd1
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 01:55 PM
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The Wires was loose on the #5 Plug..or the Spark Plug was loose?
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 02:28 PM
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You should put a fuel pressure gauge on the fuel rail to see what kind of pressure you are getting.

Perhaps the coolant line that popped off saturated the opti?
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 02:49 PM
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The plug was loose, opti. Seems ok,getting spark on the plugs
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Where can I get a feul pressure gauge, any other way to check it
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Where can I get a feul pressure gauge, any other way to check it
Most any parts store should have a fuel pressure test gauge (make sure it's for higher pressure systems and has a fitting for a Schrader valve). Even if your fuel pressure is good, it's an invaluable tool to have in your toolbox.
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just went out and looked at the car again, i hear the feul pump when i try and start it but havent been to the store to get a gauge to test pressure yet.
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