had a crazy no start problem today

[crazygn]

the car would just turn over and not start today, so i spayed starter fluid in the tb , nothing, i put a screw driver in the plug wire and had it light me up[ my arm still fells funny lol] , i pulled the plug and sprayed starter fluid in the plug hole its self and it fired right up and ran.

i dont get it, it had spark, and i would think it had fuel to stay running after it fired up, how is this, why would the fluid make the car run and stay running. i had 40psi fuel pressure when it turns over.
do you under stand what iam trying to say here , i could use some help on this one.

thanks

 

[turbosam6]

My guess would be that the fluid wasn't what started the car, that it was just coincidental. As to why it wouldn't start? I dunno, intermittent problems are very hard. Is it still running OK?

 

[crazygn]

yes its still starting up, but it seems like the longer it sits the harder it is to start.

 

[turbosam6]

Probably fuel related. You may have a leak in one of your lines causing pressure to bleed off and causing a re-prime problem. Could even be an in-tank problem. I know you said you had fuel psi when cranking, maybe a bad connection in the injector harness. I've seen them get pinched in the module bracket. HTH

 

[crazygn]

i have off friday so i think i'll check it out good, make sure it starts when i get up.