99 sentra XE starting problem

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EA898 - 16 Sep 2007 06:07 GMT

I need help on fixing a problem on my 99 sentra. I bought the car from its
first and only owner and the car ran perfectly and smooth in the street.
After that the car sat fro a good while like 3 weeks or so. i bought a
short ram intake for the sentra and installed it with no problem. when i
tried strating the car it didnt want to start i tried and tried and
nothing. i held the pedal when starting and it started but when i reved it
up the engine sounded like it was choking or something but once i let go of
the gas it turned off. can anyone help me with this problem?

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al - 17 Sep 2007 04:19 GMT

> I need help on fixing a problem on my 99 sentra. I bought the car from its
> first and only owner and the car ran perfectly and smooth in the street.
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> Message posted usinghttp://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/alt.autos.nissan/
> More information athttp://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.html

Try removing the distributor cap and check that all four terminals are
bright and clean. Most importantly, check the center of the rotor for
a buildup of carbon from contact with the center button of the
distributor cap. My 99 Sentra XE wouldn't start after sitting a week
or so and it was carbon in the center of the rotor. A light scrubbing
with emery cloth fixed it and it's been fine since. Good luck. Al

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JimV - 18 Sep 2007 00:30 GMT

>> I need help on fixing a problem on my 99 sentra. I bought the car from its
>> first and only owner and the car ran perfectly and smooth in the street.
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> or so and it was carbon in the center of the rotor. A light scrubbing
> with emery cloth fixed it and it's been fine since. Good luck. Al

Did you plug the MAF back in?

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