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Old Mar 6, 2010 | 11:25 PM
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replaced engine. fuel pump/HT leads/sparkplugs/ignition coil/electrics ok,all sensors check out fine. Engine turns over, engine tries to start, fuel ignites but still no luck in starting engine. Am thinking of checking compression of pistons but not sure about this action. Any clues or hints pls help
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 07:39 PM
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are all 4 cylinders gettin spark???
if they r i wud get the compression checked mate
Old Mar 12, 2010 | 04:52 PM
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or check the firing order is correct or did you change the #HT leads 1 at a time? or just wip them all off?
Old Mar 13, 2010 | 10:50 AM
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Don't forget on this engine the firing order is 1/2/4/3 and not 1/3/4/2 as 99.9% of 4 cylinder engines.
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