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grazi · 05-31-2013, 08:45 PM

Question:
I was spending alittle time trying to start this clunker tonight. Cranks fine. Has 30 psi at fuel rail schrader valve. New air filters with no obstructions in air intake. No start. Pulled a couple plugs and checked for spark. Has spark but looks to be pretty weak. Tips of plugs were alittle rusty from sitting with no plug wires so I cleane dtips a little and threw a dab of dielectric grease. Anybody have any ideas of what else to check for??? Looks like my neighbor put on new cap and rotor so I think thats good. Thanks guys.
Sidenote.
I was holding the spark plug checking for spark while cranking and I guess I touched the plug. Got shocked like crazy but noticed that the spark from hardlly dim blue to crazy bright normal spark. Could this mean that there could be a bad ground somewhere? Just a thought.

05-31-2013, 08:45 PM	#43
grazi Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Morris County Posts: 1,033 iTrader: (2)	Question: I was spending alittle time trying to start this clunker tonight. Cranks fine. Has 30 psi at fuel rail schrader valve. New air filters with no obstructions in air intake. No start. Pulled a couple plugs and checked for spark. Has spark but looks to be pretty weak. Tips of plugs were alittle rusty from sitting with no plug wires so I cleane dtips a little and threw a dab of dielectric grease. Anybody have any ideas of what else to check for??? Looks like my neighbor put on new cap and rotor so I think thats good. Thanks guys. Sidenote. I was holding the spark plug checking for spark while cranking and I guess I touched the plug. Got shocked like crazy but noticed that the spark from hardlly dim blue to crazy bright normal spark. Could this mean that there could be a bad ground somewhere? Just a thought. __________________ 94 Trans am 25th anniversary 86 Buick Regal T-type 73 camaro 454/T56 work in progress.