Stupid car won't start, taking bat to car in 1 hour
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You need to backtrack very carefully. Your car ran, you cleaned it and replaced the rotor. Somewhere between when it ran and when you made changes/disconnections, etc, you likely did something. Difficult to say what, but if you have spark and fuel to the cylinders, your car will fire - UNLESS
it is flooded or the spark is off time. Remember, you do not always throw a code when you have a sensor problem.
My money is on the TDC sensor, Crank position sensor, circuits - something that would affect the spark timing. We assume you didn't cross plug wires, which of course would cause the problem.
It doesn't have to be the sensors themselves, and as you've changed the distributor, it probably isn't. The wiring and the ECU with respect to spark timing could be the culprits.
Still can't get away from the fact that you messed around under the hood and changed the rotor and since then it doesn't start. Have to think if you traveled back in time and didn't do what you did, it would still be running. Think, think, think. It's something you touched.
it is flooded or the spark is off time. Remember, you do not always throw a code when you have a sensor problem.
My money is on the TDC sensor, Crank position sensor, circuits - something that would affect the spark timing. We assume you didn't cross plug wires, which of course would cause the problem.
It doesn't have to be the sensors themselves, and as you've changed the distributor, it probably isn't. The wiring and the ECU with respect to spark timing could be the culprits.
Still can't get away from the fact that you messed around under the hood and changed the rotor and since then it doesn't start. Have to think if you traveled back in time and didn't do what you did, it would still be running. Think, think, think. It's something you touched.
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