Yup, our '88 245 is still very not starting.

I'm thinking about trying this theory others have had regarding
cleaning the throttle body on the car.

Before, when the car ran symptoms that pre-cluded this no-start
included:
-very, very poor fuel mileage.
-hard starts
-uneven idle (missing).  This would even out once car reached operating
temperature.
-dark black exhaust, very noticeable (unburned fuel, big time)
-the engine would stagger, almost stall, after running at high RPM.  A
great example would be if you revved the engine while parked.  While
RPM lowered, it almost stalled before it quit.
-Adjusting the idle speed screw does nothing.

Now...
-injectors are working
-new spark plugs, cap, rotor
-plugs are soaked with fuel, nothing is burning.
-cranks really well, not even close to catching.

I see alot of mention of trying to clean out the throttle body, I may
give this a try, any ideas???  Right now I'm so frustrated I'm thinking
of installing the engine+tranny from my old 1979 in this car, then at
least I can trouble shoot something I understand (B21A vs B230 in newer
car...)

Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it!

Chris Mears
Charlottetown, PEI, Canada