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F350 - 13 Jul 2009 01:05 GMT

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?

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F350 - 13 Jul 2009 02:05 GMT

> 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?

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.

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Lee C. Carpenter - 13 Jul 2009 18:34 GMT

> 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?

>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

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F350 - 13 Jul 2009 18:41 GMT

> > 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
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> '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

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Lee C. Carpenter - 13 Jul 2009 18:47 GMT

On Jul 13, 12:34 pm, "Lee C. Carpenter" <l...@brew-master.com> wrote:

> "F350" <stkpi...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> '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.

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F350 - 16 Jul 2009 17:20 GMT

> On Jul 13, 12:34 pm, "Lee C. Carpenter" <l...@brew-master.com> wrote:
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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

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