95 GT cranking but not starting

oh ok thanks for the info. I checked the fuel pressure the redneck way and is was shooting out of the valve. stuck a screwdriver in and had a bud to crank the car and alot of gas came out. I held it down for 3 to 5 seconds so ifigured i was getting plenty of fuel. so it sounds like i will be redoing my distributor tomorrow:notnice:
 
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Guys I'm experiencing the same issues that was described. I can here the fuel pump on the intial prime but the car just continues to turn but will not start. I managed to get it to start the other day but it took along time and it seemed to run great. I am not very mechanicaly savy but I can turn some wrenches if I get some guidance. I just don't want to buy a new fuel pump if it is a problem in the distributor.

Any assistance will be greatly appreciatted.

James
 
Guys I'm experiencing the same issues that was described. I can here the fuel pump on the intial prime but the car just continues to turn but will not start. I managed to get it to start the other day but it took along time and it seemed to run great. I am not very mechanicaly savy but I can turn some wrenches if I get some guidance. I just don't want to buy a new fuel pump if it is a problem in the distributor.

Any assistance will be greatly appreciatted.

James

Check fuel pressure at the engine... im not sure if we have a schrader valve you can just push and make sure your getting fuel... been awhile since ive looked at my car...
 
Yup, valve on the passenger side right near the fuel lines and oil filler neck. Use a small screwdriver and a bunch of paper towels - cover the area with the paper towels and use the screwdriver to press the valve a bit. You should get fuel immediately.
 
Guys I just went out there and turned the key heard the pump prime and nothing. The car wants to turn over so I turned the key off did the schrader valve check and got fuel from it.

Does that mean that the fuel pump is operatating and where do you recommend to further investigate?

Thanks guys

James
 
First of all, why don't you check for spark. You're getting fuel as you figured out already, so next up is to check for spark.

There's two ways to do it. First, you can take a plug out and hold it against a grounded part of the motor or chassis and have someone crank the motor over and see if the plug sparks.

Or, you can go get some starting fluid and spray some into your throttle body and try to start the car. If it fires up for a breif second, you have spark. If you get NOTHING, then you have ZERO spark. This does sound like a distributor problem and if yours hasn't been replaced before, I'd do it anyway. Make sure you ask for a BRAND NEW unit and not a rebuilt one.
 
Well it seems odd but yesterday it finally got above 30 degrees for a little and I decided to try and start it. It fired right up and I took it for about a 8 mile drive just to warm it up. This morning it is a little warmer and the car wont turn over. So I checked for spark and it isn't getting any. Tried swaping out the coil and nothing.

Should I go and purchase a new distributor? I looked and seen one at Autozone and it runs about $90.00. If anyone has done this parts change do you remember if it is just a swap or will I need to pull anything off the old distributor and transfer over to the new one?

Thanks guys.