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Please Help Me...Car Wont Start. Out of Ideas

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ArcticChill22

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Nov 19, 2009
Byrdstown, Tennessee
Ok guys so the other day I made the mistake of putting on my hot battery cable with the key on. The car started once, ran like it was hitting on 2 cylinders, then died. Now the car wont start period..it just cranks and all this because I put my hot wire on with the key turned on to accesory. Ive tested ALL the fuses...Ive tested all the plug wires and they are all sparking... I have replaced the MFI and FP relay's ... I've ran a 12v to the fuel pump check wire and the fuel pump is working...also I have stuck my ear to the gas tank while a friend cranked the engine and I could hear the pump sucking. so WHY wont my vehicle start? Maybe something in the ecu? Please give me some ideas on where to go from here
 
well back to the basic's, your car needs 3 things to start fuel compression and spark. Easiest is spark, pull out a plug and see if it fires when cranking. Make sure to do this for all 4 plugs. Fuel, make sure your injectors are receiving power and have good resistance, since you have already seen if your fuel pump is working. Last do a compression test. If all of these check out make sure when you turn you car to ON, the turbo gauge goes to "0" this means your ecu is working properly.
 
I have checked the compression and spark. All 4 are getting spark and my compression is good. Ive also checked my fuel pump and its working, Only thing I havent done is take off the line at the fuel rail and then cranked to see if it was squirting out. But it started 10 min before this no problem. Ive checked all my fuses also and they are not blown. And like I said this only started after I took off and put back on my hot cable with the accessory key on. So I have spark, fuel, and compression...sooo what else can I check

Ok so I figured out why my car wouldnt start. It was due to my temp sensor being unplugged LOL... But before I would this I changed the CAS location, flooded my chambers and fouled out my plug. I currently have the plugs out drying and the plug holes open so the gas in the piston chambers can evaporate....so I think I just need to get my cas right again b4 I put my plugs in and start it....also... I have a 6bolt swap in a 2g so is the firing order still 4123 on the cp and 4321 on the valve cover
 
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