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What is wrong when engine spins but won't start 89 Chevrolet Celebrity?
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∙ 15y ago
It's either fuel, spark or compression. If the engine has all 3, in the proper order and quantity, it WILL run.
So start by checking the easiest first; get a can of starting fluid, remove the air filter from the throttle body and have a helper try to start the engine. As soon as you hear the starter engage, start spraying the starting fluid into the air intake.
As soon as the engine starts (or when the helper stops attempting to start the engine), stop spraying the fluid.
If the engine started, you have a fuel delivery problem. Check the fuel pump, injector, fuel filter, fuel pump fuse... all that.
If the engine didn't try to start, run a compression test. If you have low or no compression, rebuild the engine.
If the compression is OK, check the spark. Lay a sparkplug on some GROUNDED metal part of the engine and connect a sparkplug wire to it. Have the helper try to start the engine again while you're watching the sparkplug. You should have a strong spark at the plug. If you get no spark or if you have a weak spark, that's your problem.
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