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2000 Grand am cranks but won't start

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F350

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Jul 12, 2009, 8:05:38 PM7/12/09
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2000 Pontiac Grand am 2.4L DOHC cranks but wont start. Has good spark
at spark plugs and good injector pulse plenty of fuel pressure. It
also wont start with starting fluid. Any help?

F350

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Jul 12, 2009, 9:05:15 PM7/12/09
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Additional Info: Compression reading are 180 psi in all cylinders and
new spark plugs are gas fouled.....I'll put new ones in tommorrow. I
have thought about timing chain except the engine sounds typical when
it cranks over. None of the tell tell sounds of an engine out of cam
timing. The security light is not on or flashing and that system
appears to be funtioning properly.

Lee C. Carpenter

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Jul 13, 2009, 1:34:01 PM7/13/09
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"F350" <stkp...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I had a similar issue with my '89 T/A GTA. It turned out to be a computer
malfunction where it was reading a WOT condition all the time and dumping
loads of fuel into the chambers.

Lee

'00 SSEi
'09 G8 GXP


F350

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Jul 13, 2009, 1:41:38 PM7/13/09
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On Jul 13, 12:34 pm, "Lee C. Carpenter" <l...@brew-master.com> wrote:
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Lee were there any signs like gas smell or tps readings out of
spec ......and what was your final solution to the problem? Thanks

Lee C. Carpenter

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Jul 13, 2009, 1:47:21 PM7/13/09
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"F350" <stkp...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Big-time gas smell. Don't remember the TPS issue. They replaced the computer
free under the emissions warranty.


F350

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Jul 16, 2009, 12:20:42 PM7/16/09
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On Jul 13, 12:47 pm, "Lee C. Carpenter" <l...@brew-master.com> wrote:
> "F350" <stkpi...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> news:05398ada-bffc-4193...@j9g2000vbp.googlegroups.com...
> On Jul 13, 12:34 pm, "Lee C. Carpenter" <l...@brew-master.com> wrote:
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> > "F350" <stkpi...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> >news:aa696562-7e43-4b5f...@o36g2000vbl.googlegroups.com...
> > On Jul 12, 7:05 pm, F350 <stkpi...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > >2000PontiacGrandam2.4L DOHC cranks but wont start. Has good spark

> > > at spark plugs and good injector pulse plenty of fuel pressure. It
> > > also wont start with starting fluid. Any help?
> > >Additional Info: Compression reading are 180 psi in all cylinders and
> > >new spark plugs are gas fouled.....I'll put new ones in tommorrow. I
> > >have thought about timing chain except the engine sounds typical when
> > >it cranks over. None of the tell tell sounds of an engine out of cam
> > >timing. The security light is not on or flashing and that system
> > >appears to be funtioning properly.
>
> > I had a similar issue with my '89 T/A GTA. It turned out to be a computer
> > malfunction where it was reading a WOT condition all the time and dumping
> > loads of fuel into the chambers.
>
> > Lee
>
> > '00 SSEi
> > '09 G8 GXP
> >Lee were there any signs like gas smell or tps readings out of
> >spec ......and what was your final solution to the problem? Thanks
>
> Big-time gas smell. Don't remember the TPS issue. They replaced the computer
> free under the emissions warranty.- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -

thanks Lee I got the new plugs in and when I crank it I now have bad
gas smell. I will check out the wot situation thanks

soboba1

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Apr 25, 2011, 12:16:18 PM4/25/11
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soboba1 wrote:


> 1999 Pontiac Grand am 2.4L DOHC cranks but wont start. Has good spark


> at spark plugs and good injector pulse plenty of fuel pressure. It
> also wont start with starting fluid. Any help?

I'm going nuts and I can't getting to run, could it be the PCM?


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Julian


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