my 280zx datsun will not start fuel pump has preasure cleaned out my fuel system its not spark i have spark idk whats wrong

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Asked by AustenTomlin Feb 02, 2016 at 02:59 PM about the 1981 Nissan 280ZX

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

my 280zx datsun will not start fuel pump has preasure cleaned out my fuel
system its not spark i have spark idk whats wrong

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350,000 but you would squirt gas in the intake and it would fire for a min

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and the guy i bought it from drove it everyday until the brakes went out and he got a truck and just parked the car it sat up for two years

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Ok then, you have a fuel issue. Would need to check fuel pressure, and do a bleed down test to see if it is the fuel pump, or leaking injectors, spider lines or regulator. Putting fuel in the intake and it firing up is a good indication for a fuel issue.

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Well ya, there needs to be voltage to the injector. I think it's like 5 to 7 DCV. But if you do a fuel bleed down test and the pressure gauge drops, then there is a leak. I haven't looked up what your fuel pressure should be but I'm thinking like 9 to 14 lbs.

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Bobcat90, if you are getting proper fuel delivery, and have spark, then there is a timing issue to look at. I would need to know the size engine to see if there is a timing belt on it, and if it is an interference engine or not.

I'm having the same problem, getting fuel and spark but won't start, an won't start with starting fluid either but mine has 42,000 miles on it

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