O.K so...now all the injectors are brand new and i cleaned the plugs and turned it over with the fuel pump fuse out (to make sure that there is no more fuel in the cylinders) put it all back together tried to fire it....it tried to fire but went back to the same old song and dance....but now that ...

back to no start as of 5 mins ago (-15 doesn't help) i'm going to let her take mine and if i get it started later i'll plug in the code reader and let you know. I know the injectors are a issue that needs fixed and they will i just don't see them causing the issue of a cold start that we are having ...

Archon wrote:Is the car that you have listed in your profile the same vehicle that is listed in Alybue2's?

Yes

Archon wrote:Were the leaky injectors taken care of? Anyone with a 3800 that you can swap ICMs and coils with?

the closest we have is a 1988 delta 88 with a 1st gen 3800 im not sure if anything on it is compatible.

no the injectors are still on (they are going to be replaced ASAP) but there are some new devolopments. When i put the ICM back in knowing that it almost started after sitting for 24 hours i pushed the throttle down about an inch and it fired up. While it was running however i ended up having to ...

tested it out (3 times) passed every time....no clue anymore....please help!

i read somewhere about there needing to be thermal paste on these things...there isn't any....have a feeling that this is the culprit...waiting for alybue to get home with my car so i can go test this

everything seemed to be tight checked the connectors and pulled it off to check for corrosion... made sure the wires were properly connected. i put some dielectric grease back in when i tightened it back down even (dont laugh) thinking that it fires up fine when hot i took a heat gun and warmed the ...

Still not starting pulled the plugs and they were soaked. im starting to think its either the crank position sensor or the ICM I've had experience with a CPS in a 80's ford but when it quit it just stopped. i put a spark sensor on the plugs and its getting spark but it really looks like its getting ...

Ok same car as alybue is describing just I'm currently the one working on it while she is at work. It would not start this morning. killed the battery trying to start hooked it up to my car and tried still nothing. i tried putting it to the floor and it makes no difference. i can hear it trying to ...