My car won't crank

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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

103,195

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.

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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

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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

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59,755

Try spraying ether in throttle body to see if it cranks up if it does then its a no fuel problem.

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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

59,755

Make sure plug wire boots are on all the way as they can be hard to push on the plug.

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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

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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

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59,755

All this was before doing stereo/radio/speakers/amps ect.? If not check fuses. Or safety neutral switch maybe.

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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.

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But then again it can be somethimg over looking and something so simple like and unhook wire or ect

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