My car won't crank
Asked by GuruTJLYF Jul 26, 2018 at 07:42 PM about the 1989 Chevrolet Caprice
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
I have a 1989 Chevy Caprice and it will turn
over but will not start. I already put a new
fuel pump, fuel relay, starter, orternatior,
spark plug, and battery in their and still won't
start. I can't put it on the machine to see
what wrong with it cause it old so I'll have a
clue what's wrong with it .... Btw it's a 350
fuel injectior motor
16 Answers
Try pulling a plug and checking for spark, check coil(s), cap and rotor and timing are all good. If you're getting spark and fuel and air, should fire up. Sometimes a little starting fluid or a capful of gas in the TB or Carb can help.
I didn't try the timing or the cap or rotor yet but the rest I already did and it still didn't crank ..... If it's not the cap or rotor IM JUNK IT
Ion know what to test now ... Everything my mechanic tell me what's wrong I buy it brand new except ( cap and rotor, but my spark plugs and is getting fire) but it still don't work .... Do youll have any ideas outside what I already did or know
enginecreator answered 6 years ago
Try spraying ether in throttle body to see if it cranks up if it does then its a no fuel problem.
I tried that and it still didn't work .... Try replacing the distrubated cap and ect and if it don't work then I have to put it in a mecanic shop
enginecreator answered 6 years ago
You can get sporadic sparks from a bad rotor button and cap. Worth a try.
enginecreator answered 6 years ago
Make sure plug wire boots are on all the way as they can be hard to push on the plug.
enginecreator answered 6 years ago
Does it try to crank up or back fire, anything?
enginecreator answered 6 years ago
What happened when it stopped running?
I'm get all that tomorrow... I had bought them weeks ago with a fuel pump and the relay but it was just a fuel pump or a fuel relay(had both put on so ion really know which one it was) but it start doing the same thing now
I drove to my people house to hook up my music up and when I got over there I cut my car off but he told me to puty car somewhere else so when i try to start my car it tried to cut on at first but didn't and then when I tried to cut my car on again it just turn over but never came on so I put new spark plug In it ( already i had put the new fuel pump and relay In it 2 weeks before) and it still won't come on
enginecreator answered 6 years ago
All this was before doing stereo/radio/speakers/amps ect.? If not check fuses. Or safety neutral switch maybe.
Yaaa it all work ... I did not get a chance to hook my speakers up doe because it wouldn't crank back up..... I can put it on a machine to see what excatly wrong with it because it's old ... I got two results 1. Put it in the shop or 2. Replace ever new parts fr what everyone say what's wrong with it .... I THINK GOING WITH 1.
But then again it can be somethimg over looking and something so simple like and unhook wire or ect