Won't Start?

[Dilley]

Alright i have been talking to this guy who has an 88 iroc that he is thinking about selling and im considering buying it but i wanted to see what could be causing the problem first. He said that with a new battery it would only start if you put the gas to the floor and held it there then i would sit at like 5grand but as soon as you let out the gas it staled immediately any ideas?

[WildBillyT]

Could be something as simple as a fuel filter.

[Dilley]

anything else like injectors pinched fuel lines

[enRo]

Is there hesitation when it revs up to 5k RPMS? How about does it hesitate/stall if you very slowly let off the gas when decreasing from 5k RPMS?

[wretched73]

Always start from cheapest/simplest then work from there, buddys truck wouldnt start (same symptoms as the car your describing), i preached to him the fuel filter, he disagreed, he cleaned all the injectors, tested the fuel pump, injector pump, changed several lines, nothing..... then the fuel filter.... started first try

[black95maro]

sounds like a hack job to me dillbert. but lets go look at it

[Dilley]

sounds like a hack job to me dillbert. but lets go look at it

its jordans iroc shes given up on it and possibly selling it i just wanted to see what it could be before i bought it jsut keep it on the dl for now

and trel im pretty sure he replaced fuel filter

and im not sure if it hesitates or not ill ask

[wretched73]

You can never bee too sure! plus there are like 15+ fuel filters

[Dilley]

15+? that cant be accurate

[wretched73]

it was an estimate

[V]

theres 2, one inline like under the drivers side back seat and then the sock on the pump itself

[Dilley]

so really like an inline filter and a strainer on the pump

but any other ideas

[black95maro]

i wouldn't buy it.

[wretched73]

I was close. As long as the injector pump isnt shot it shouldnt be to expensive to repair yourself. (Heard they run for a couple hundred $$ or more)

[V]

injector pump???? those are on diesel and DFI.
a basic fuel pump is maybe around the 100 buck range

[WildBillyT]

Check the fuel pressure, see what it's at.

[wretched73]

injector pump???? those are on diesel and DFI.
a basic fuel pump is maybe around the 100 buck range

Yea edit mine hahahaha i was working on my buddies cummins the past couple weeks