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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 10:18 AM
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I am not sure what my problem but the car has been sitting for a week while I have been at school. Changed the valve gaskets because they where bad and the plugs and wires. Now it won't run. I believe it is getting gas because I can smell it as the engine turns over and it sounds as if it is tring to fire.
 
Old Dec 4, 2010 | 10:22 AM
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could be the battery, check the voltage
 
Old Dec 4, 2010 | 11:30 AM
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I did and it has enough. THe car turns over but just won't fire. I can get it to a point where it will turn over and try to run and go at like 200 rpm but it only does that if I continuously hold the key turned. I think after I eat lunch I am going to put the old plugs back in and see what happens.
 
Old Dec 4, 2010 | 01:05 PM
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okay went down and got it to run with the new bosch spark plugs but it was running horribly and was back firing. figured i go back to the original plugs and see what happens. switched them all and they did the same thing. it is ideling at 700 RPMS. Usually when I start it it idels alot higher than that and once warmed it goes back down.

Any ideas what maybe happening? I have only replaced the rubber valve gaskets, plugs, and wires.
 
Old Dec 4, 2010 | 03:30 PM
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What "wires" did you replace?
 
Old Dec 5, 2010 | 09:08 PM
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Spark plug wires. I fixed it and I feel like an idiot. I had two lines flipped around. I deserve the biggest and hardest facepalm in the world!
 
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