"Megan" <megansblog@gmail.com> wrote in news:1165013108.880233.287570
@j44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

> Thanks for replying. I read your tips for testing the wires and tried
> the WD-40 one. That was a no go. I can't get the car started now
> (temps in the 20s) to try spraying the water on them. I have owned the
> car for one year and have not replaced them in that time. I don't know
> how long it had been before that. They appear in good shape... When we
> tested for spark my husband saw blue sparks off all four wires.
>
>



If you're seeing a good, fat blue spark from all four wires, that brings
into question three things:
1) Do you get the same spark at the *plugs* that are currently in the
engine now? Pull 'em and see.
2) Is the ignition timing correctly set?
3) If you crank with the plugs all removed, can you smell fuel being pushed
out of the spark plug holes?

Have you considered the possibility of flooding? Press the gas pedal
*to the floor* and hold it there while you crank. Crank for up to 30
seconds, wait five minutes, then try the same thing again. No go?

More questions for you:
Do you hear the fuel pump run for two seconds when you first turn the key
to "II"? (Pump is under the trunk floor, whines when it's running)
Does the Check Engine light come on for two seconds during that same
period, then go off?

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