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Help, engine died and will no longer start.

Old Feb 11, 2005 | 01:25 PM
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Post Help, engine died and will no longer start.

I was going down the the road and my car backfired really loud, then now my car will no longer start. The car tries to start normally but the engine will not turn over. Could anyone help me out here, I inspected under the hood and could not find out what is wrong with it. I fulled it up early that day so maybe their is a chance it could be bad gas?
Old Feb 11, 2005 | 01:27 PM
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Bad gas...
Old Feb 11, 2005 | 02:40 PM
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a fuel injected car backfire? never heard of that...if it did you can kiss your new intake elbow goodbye. it probably wasnt a backfire.
Old Feb 11, 2005 | 08:20 PM
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Almost sounds like opti to me....they have a tendency to just go like that-
Old Feb 11, 2005 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by RICEKLLR..breathes again-
Almost sounds like opti to me....they have a tendency to just go like that-

That's why I bought an LS1
Old Feb 11, 2005 | 11:14 PM
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that does sound ignition related
Old Feb 12, 2005 | 02:51 AM
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yeah so maybe the pop was a misfire since it was ignition.
Old Feb 12, 2005 | 12:40 PM
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Turned out it was the coil wire. The coil is corroded so bad the wire is slipping off. When I checked the wire it looked fine so I didn't mess with it but unless the wire is firmly placed on the coil it won't work. I have a new coil on the way and I need to figure out how long of a wire I need for the coil. I think the stock coil wire will be fine for a while, it is just the coil is falling apart.
Old Feb 12, 2005 | 04:23 PM
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You're lucky-this time..that opti will go- guarantee it!!
Old Feb 12, 2005 | 05:23 PM
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I think he's replaced it once though
Old Feb 12, 2005 | 06:46 PM
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So the engine DID in fact turn over it just wasnt fireing on any of the 8...um i mean...6 cylinders
Old Feb 12, 2005 | 06:47 PM
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had me confused at first but figured he menat no start
Old Feb 12, 2005 | 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by JesasaurusRex
So the engine DID in fact turn over it just wasnt fireing on any of the 8...um i mean...6 cylinders
dude youre getting confused. chris has a v8, i have the v6 you like to make fun of.
Old Feb 13, 2005 | 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by JesasaurusRex
So the engine DID in fact turn over it just wasnt fireing on any of the 8...um i mean...6 cylinders
yeah, he has a V8....
Old Feb 13, 2005 | 04:41 AM
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**** IT :banghead: next time. V6ers be ware of my jokes

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