Engine Not Starting
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Engine Not Starting
ok so i finally finished buying my 1st dream tuner
and the engine isn't starting
(i knew this from i was purchasing the car).......so i wanted to know a couple of possibilities that may cause this, i think i've read before that draining the oil and the other fluids and the gas tank then putting new fluids back in should help..... keep in mind the car was just sitting in the guys driveway for about 2 years
and the engine isn't starting (i knew this from i was purchasing the car).......so i wanted to know a couple of possibilities that may cause this, i think i've read before that draining the oil and the other fluids and the gas tank then putting new fluids back in should help..... keep in mind the car was just sitting in the guys driveway for about 2 years
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Well if he doesn't want to respond, maybe you can help me out Nismo. My '86 NA and I were cruising just fine - although it had serious troubles starting, like grinding noises - and then it simply died on me. I don't recall hearing anything break or explode or snap or whatever, it just lost power. I replaced the starter and no it cranks without grinding which is good, but it will not start! I don't have spark. Coil and ICM seem to be functioning from the 12-volt light tests I did. Thinking it's the crank angle sensor or entire distributor. Any suggestions?
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sorry i took so long to respond i sold my laptop and my desktop runs like crap....... now i haven't gotten a chance to look under the hood of the car since my new job has me tied up working 12 hour shifts 
but i plan to make time for this saturday to put in some wrench time, and btw how would i be able to check the fuel pressure?
but i plan to make time for this saturday to put in some wrench time, and btw how would i be able to check the fuel pressure?
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You should really hone your searching skills... the thread was even titled "fuel pressure"
Connect an in-line fuel pressure gauge and start the car. If the fuel pressure is not ~44psi at idle (and doesn't fluctuate directly with vacuum - at WOT, the gauge should read ~60psi), and/or if you turn the car off and the pressure drops to 0, the FPR is bad. If the needle vibrates badly, the damper is bad. Diagnosing fuel pressure problems is that simple.
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