Help!! My S13 won't start!!

[rousie13]

Well my car has been acting up lately. Yesterday it wouldn't start at all but it push started, so I replaced the starter. Today it started up fine like 3-4 times after I replaced the starter. Then I went to step on the gas and it like died out and then reved up. I shut the car off after a couple minutes of running, and it won't start now. The idle has been high when the cars warmed up too. The engine cranks, but just won't fire. I put new plugs and wires in about a week ago too. Any ideas on what to check, so I can get my car fixed ASAP?? Also when the car was fairly warm I squeezed the hose going to the IACV-Air Regulator and the idle didn't die down, so would all my problems be coming from this thing??

[rousie13]

I just checked the fuel line and we're getting pressure from the fuel pump, so it's not that.

[rousie13]

I just checked the computer and it was flashing code 13, which is the coolant temperature sensor. Would that make my car do what it's doing?

[rousie13]

I just check the harness for the temp sensor and the positive is reading 10.2 V and the ground is reading .135 What is going on?? The FSM said the ground should have continuity and the positive should read 5V. Please help!!

[Axel Grungy]

check and make sure the connection isnt all gummed up, my car was having serious probs because of it, stupid as it may seem. just a bad connection for the coolant temp sensor. HTH