I HAVE A 1994 CHEVY ASTRO V-6 ENGINE. THE MUFFLER WAS BAD SO I CHANGED EVERYTHING FROM THE CONVERTER BACK. IT RAN OK FOR A DAY OR TWO, BUT I COULD TELL IT WAS RUNNING RICH. ASKING AROUND SOMEONE SAID THAT THE CONVERTER COULD BE CLOGGED. THE VAN SET FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS, THEN IT WOULD CRANK BUT WOULD NOT START. I DISCONNECTED THE CONVERTER AT THE MANIFOLDS AND TRIED TO START IT. I COULD SEE IT WAS GETTING GAS IN THE CARB., AND I HAD SPARK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR PLUG. I ALSO DISCONNECTED THE FUEL INJECTORS, THINKING IT MAY BE FLOODED. AT THAT TIME I SPRAYED STARTING FLUID IN THE CARB AND IT SPUTTERED ALITTLE. I CONNECTED THE INJECTORS BACK UP AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPS IT STARTED BUT I COULD TELL IT WAS NOT RUNNING ON ALL SIX CYLINDERS. I SHUT IT OFF AND GOT UNDERNEATH, UPON LOOKING AT THE EXHAUST MAINFOLDS. THE RIGHT SIDE (PASS) WAS LEAKING RAW GAS AND WAS COLD. THE LEFT SIDE (DRIVERS) WAS HOT. I'M AT A LOSS NOW DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT.
2007-03-14 02:38:49 · 5 answers · asked by jimandjudy224 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
check the injectors they are in the throttle body i see a lot if them with the wires shorting where the hight adaptor sits on them move them so they dont rub if the injector is still running rich replace it you can see the extra fuel compare it with the other one
2007-03-14 02:48:11 · answer #1 · answered by mobile auto repair (mr fix it) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check for spark. Get an induction timing light. Start the engine, [hopefully it will run long enough to check] clip the pickup on one lead at a time. If the lead/plug is good the light will flash. If there is no spark to that cylinder, shut down the engine, remove the lead & place a screwdriver in the end of the lead. Place the screwdiver about a 1/4" from the block. Have someone crank over the engine, check spark. If no spark, check the condition of the cap.
If the cap is OK, then replace the leads. [not just one, the complete set]
Good Luck
2007-03-14 02:55:34 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-18 08:48:14 · answer #3 · answered by thedford 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would check all of the plugs to make sure they are all getting spark. Spark PLug wires can wear out over time, if you are not getting sufficient spark in all cyls that might cause your problem. You may just want to try a new set of plug wires and a distributor cap anyway on a car that old.
2007-03-14 02:44:44 · answer #4 · answered by Louis G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when was the last time it was tunesd up...plugs, wires distributor cap, rotor.....
2007-03-14 02:43:57 · answer #5 · answered by Robert P 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋