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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / October 200793 Blazer won't start
I was driving to work at about 60 mph when my car just suddenly stopped. There is a faint smell of burning plastic. When I try to restart, the engine turns over but won't start. Any suggestions as to what the problem is? Thanks. >I was driving to work at about 60 mph when my car just suddenly >stopped. There is a faint smell of burning plastic. When I try to >restart, the engine turns over but won't start. Any suggestions as to >what the problem is? Thanks. It is out of gas. Steve B. > >I was driving to work at about 60 mph when my car just suddenly > >stopped. There is a faint smell of burning plastic. When I try to [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Steve B. I wish that was the problem. >> >I was driving to work at about 60 mph when my car just suddenly >> >stopped. There is a faint smell of burning plastic. When I try to [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >I wish that was the problem. Are you sure? There are four things you need: Fuel, Air, Spark, and Timing. Do you have fuel at the fuel rail? Do you have fuel in the cylinder? Do you have a spark if you pull a plug out? Is the computer giving any codes about the crankshaft position sensor not reading anything? --scott  Signature"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." > <grandcater...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >I was driving to work at about 60 mph when my car just suddenly [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > -- > "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." Sorry, I'm a car idiot. My friend says fuel and compression seem good. He says there is a spark at the distributor but not at the plug. >> <grandcater...@gmail.com> wrote: >> [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > Sorry, I'm a car idiot. My friend says fuel and compression seem > good. He says there is a spark at the distributor but not at the plug. "at the distributor" - does that mean at the coil wire or at one of the spark plug terminals? You may need any/all of the following - cap, rotor, plugs, wires. nate Signaturereplace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel > grandcater...@gmail.com wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > -- > replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply.http://members.cox.net/njnagel I have spark at the center of the distributor so juice is going in but not at the plugs. The distributor cap and rotor have been replaced. >>grandcater...@gmail.com wrote: >> [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > I have spark at the center of the distributor so juice is going in but > not at the plugs. The distributor cap and rotor have been replaced. How 'bout at the plug wires? Do you have spark if you stick a screwdriver in the end of a plug wire and hold it near a metal part of the engine? nate Signaturereplace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel >Sorry, I'm a car idiot. My friend says fuel and compression seem >good. He says there is a spark at the distributor but not at the plug. Okay, do the rotor and cap look burnt? Is the rotor turning when you try and start the car? If fuel is good, and air is good, you have spark and timing to worry about. --scott Signature"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." The smell indicates an electrical problem. You probably have no ignition. Look for a bad connection or smoked ignition module. > I was driving to work at about 60 mph when my car just suddenly > stopped. There is a faint smell of burning plastic. When I try to > restart, the engine turns over but won't start. Any suggestions as to > what the problem is? Thanks. |
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