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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 04:06 PM
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Well I took about 1 150 mile trip on the highway. I only got on it for a couple seconds, nothing too severe and that was about half way. When I reached my destination I plugged my computer in. Tried to start the car and it will just sit there and crank. It dosen't even sound like it's trying to kick over. Any suggestions on what I should check? Plugs?

I have EMS 1012 with UEGO. Intake header exhaust. Nothing special. The car has been running fine ever since I had it tuned about 3 months ago. I even put in the stock map and I got the same result. I haven't touched anything mechanical in the car for about 2 months now.

This is gonna be a pain considering I have none of my tools here either.
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 04:31 PM
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Fuel pump?
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 04:33 PM
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I don't think so I can hear it prime and then click when I first turn on the car.

Is it possible that the plugs are shot?
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 04:38 PM
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Well it could be anything, but odds are it is electrical. Could the battery be bad? Not taking a charge enough to actually turn the engine over?
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 04:46 PM
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I know I'm really shooting into the wind here. Because it could be anything but any ideas would be a great help.

Is it possible for the battery to be bad even if it has enough power to crank the engine over and work everything in the cabin?
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by s2krev,Sep 9 2005, 05:46 PM
Is it possible for the battery to be bad even if it has enough power to crank the engine over and work everything in the cabin?
Is the engine actually cranking over, or just trying to?

I don't see how all four spark plugs are likely to fail at once. Maybe the ECU is not sending it any signal to fire?

If it's getting fuel, air, spark, and turning over, it should start up. So it's got to be one of those.
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 04:53 PM
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It is cranking over and going quite fast while doing so. I will check all of the connections that I have made and check the harness going into the ecu for possible loose connections.
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 05:02 PM
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I just checked all the connections that I made myself and all of the connections going into the harness which connects to the ecu itself and everything seems ok.

I tried to push the in a little and turned the key with the same result. Even though I didn't expect much it was worth a shot.
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 05:08 PM
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Sorry. Not much anybody can do to diagnose it over the web, I'm afraid. Wish I could be more helpful.
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 05:20 PM
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Yea I know. Thanks anyways. Tomorrow I will go and get some plugs. I'll start at the bottom and work my way up.
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