nostart 89NX

[northstar ninja]

ok, im at work and sorta stumped on this one. its a ca18de nx, with a no start condition. car is getting fuel, its getting spark but still doesnt run. customer says was sitting for a while while his daughter was at college. we put new fuel in the car, and im assuming the injectors arent clogged as the plugs are wet with fuel.

[MaximA32]

The spark plugs aren't supposed to be wet with fuel. They should be dry. I would replace the cap, rotor, wires and the plugs. It sounds like you're not getting spark which is why the plugs are wet.

[northstar ninja]

they pulled out two of the wires and nick zapped himself pretty good i'm told. there is no distributor, its coil on plug.

[MaximA32]

What color was the spark? If it's a white color, it's good. If it's orange, the coil is weak and needs replaced.

[northstar ninja]

he says it was white...

[MaximA32]

Ok. Did the wires look old or anything? Honestly, I would just change the plugs and wires if it's been sitting as long as ou say it has. It's relatively inexpensive and easy to do.

[northstar ninja]

i think its a tming issue, possibly a crank position sensor/ camshaft position sensor... my last guess is the ecu itself.

[NM50]

Lack of compression is a common failing in CA16DE Pulsars,but check for good fire on all 4 cylinders.