Re: 86 Olds Delta 88 wont start.

On Jun 28, 5:04 pm, LadyRavenFan52 <Pat.Al...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On May 16, 4:07 pm, E Meyer <epmeye...@xxxxxxx> wrote:

On 5/12/07 2:51 PM, in article
1178999500.155812.166...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "LadyRavenFan52"

<Pat.Al...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ok I know this is an older car but we love it and would like to get it
going again so any help would be great. ...First it has a 3.8 and just
turned to 100 thous miles and has ran like a brand new car till....We
took it to a garage and had some trasmission gaskets fixed and a
mount.We picked it up and it ran a little sluggish and the check
engine light came on.We got it home and looked under the hood and the
intake sensor and some other things was unhooked.Hooked them back up
and it wouldnt start.It would crank over but just wouldnt start.So we
had it towed to another garage and they said it wasnt getting spark
and the coil and ignition module was bad so we replaced it.Then he
calls back and says its getting spark but still not starting.Not sure
why but if he could guess he would say its the timing and gave me a
price to fix it.Not wanting to pay more money for guess work its now
sitting at home.Another garage guy said it could be the crank sensor
it would do the same thing as if the timing chain was bad.And that is
not very common that that car and motor has timing problems.So what do
you think Timing Chain or Crank sensor? oh If you go and start it now
the first time you try you hear kind of a pop sound.that didnt happen
before we replaced the last 2 things.If you try again it dont make
that sound just the first time you try. So sorry for the long post but
ireally want this car going any help would be great....New
battery,starter fine,feul pump fine,new mass air flow sensor,new
intake sensor,new 02 sensor,new coil and ignition module,new plugs and
wires.

Since it went bad right after the transmission & mount work, its likely
something is still not connected or not connected correctly (vacuum hoses
connected to wrong ports, etc.), and probably is not any sort of internal
engine problem. You want to start at the transmission and the mount and
work outward checking every connection, vacuum hose and any/all moving parts
they could've screwed up while they were in there. - Hide quoted text -

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For those of you who replied (thank you) I wanted to give a little
update.As of now the car is still not running and has been at a garage
for 2 weeks now.They still dont know.Now I dont work at a garage or
work on cars but shouldnt they know something as long as they have had
it?

Yes. These are not that hard to diagnosis.

.

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  • Re: 86 Olds Delta 88 wont start.
    ... had it towed to another garage and they said it wasnt getting spark ... not very common that that car and motor has timing problems.So what do ... you think Timing Chain or Crank sensor? ... work outward checking every connection, vacuum hose and any/all moving parts ...
    (rec.autos.tech)
  • Re: 86 Olds Delta 88 wont start.
    ... new car till....We took it to a garage and had some trasmission ... he could guess he would say its the timing and gave me a price to ... bad.And that is not very common that that car and motor has timing ... connection, vacuum hose and any/all moving parts they could've ...
    (rec.autos.tech)
  • Re: 86 Olds Delta 88 wont start.
    ... had it towed to another garage and they said it wasnt getting spark ... you think Timing Chain or Crank sensor? ... work outward checking every connection, vacuum hose and any/all moving parts ...
    (rec.autos.tech)
  • Re: 86 Olds Delta 88 wont start.
    ... new car till....We took it to a garage and had some trasmission ... crank over but just wouldnt start.So we had it towed to another ... bad.And that is not very common that that car and motor has timing ... connection, vacuum hose and any/all moving parts they could've ...
    (rec.autos.tech)
  • Re: 86 Olds Delta 88 wont start.
    ... new car till....We took it to a garage and had some trasmission ... crank over but just wouldnt start.So we had it towed to another ... bad.And that is not very common that that car and motor has timing ... connection, vacuum hose and any/all moving parts they could've ...
    (rec.autos.tech)