Alright, the problems started after I took out my IAC to clean it with carb cleaner and put it back in. Car ran like ass, and I couldn't figure out why. Turns out I f'ed up the sensor, so I replaced it with one from a 420a neon. Great.

Tried to start it up to no avail, showed all the signs of a flooded car (took off the throttle body and pulled the throttle body cable, most likely flooded it then). So I took out my plugs and let it sit over night to let the gas evaporate. Next day I still can't get it startedl, so my friend sprays starting fluid into the TB (throttle body) and that gets it going again. The new IAC works and it no longer sounds like a lawnmower.

I get the idle up to normal, and (stupidly) I decide to rev it up. I guess I took it up too high, because the intake backfired and my rpms dropped like a rock. I am guessing that is because there was too much volume of pressure going through the exhaust. Anyways, it hasn't started since. The car will crank but will not turn over and start. I've taken out my plugs 5 or 6 times, reeking of fuel every time, each time cleaning them and putting them back. Its been close to starting a few times, but to no avail.

The last time I took the plugs out, I followed board advice and turned the car over with no plugs in and the ignition/fuel pump relays unplugged, and even blew compressed air into the spark plug holes to dry them out. Also cranked over with FP relay removed several times to remove gas in the engine. It will be close to starting once or twice, but then just flood again.. I'm not even flooring the gas pedal or anything. Should it be able to flood this easy?

I am at a loss here guys. I need to get to work, and the car has been down for 3 days now. I am letting it sit over night again with the plugs out. Any ideas what I should try next if it doesn't start in the morning? Also would pop-starting it be a bad idea? TIA, guys.

Edit: Damn, sorry for the long ass post.. didn't even notice till now how long it is

Edit2: Also did a compression test, came back ~200 across the board (better than last time I might add)

-Justin


-96 RS
-98 GSX

Just tried starting it again, same situation - cranks and cranks, plugs reek of fuel. I am getting really sick of this.. Any ideas??

-Justin


-96 RS
-98 GSX

Originally posted by DR1665
Could get a nice zap.

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BPU'd skittle

Well, I got it to start and idle. Turns out some wise guy unplugged my coil pack halfway (I probably bumped it), but rather than sit here and bitch about how stupid I am for not checking the coil pack, I'll move on to the next problem: it sounds like a lawnmower again. A sticking injector would make sense, since I sprayed a bit of carb cleaner into the bottom port of the intake mani. So I'll go check that right now, thanks DR1665. I'll update later.

-Justin


-96 RS
-98 GSX

Well, I did the power test, and my #4 cylinder seems to be the problem, which is coincendtally where the dirt/carb cleaner would have gone when it dripped down. I'm guessing the #4 injector got clogged, so I yanked the rail (those 2 bolts under the intake manifold are a bitch!) and am having the injectors cleaned on monday. I'll let everyone know if it works or not.

-Justin


-96 RS
-98 GSX

AAAAGH! Put the fuel rail back in and it was still making the same sound. I decided to unplug another plug wire besides #4 to see if there was a change.. Unplugged #1, no change. Yes, both my #1 and #4 cylinder wires were unplugged at the same time, and no change. Deciding to go for broke, I pulled the #3 plug wire off the coil pack and promptly learned why you're not supposed to do that, as it shocked the shit out of me 3 or 4 times. The engine stuttered and died. So wtf, I wonder, what could be causing this? Everyone remember the loose coil plug harness?

I put all the plug wires back in and turn the engine on again. Lawnmower sound once again. I decide to be adventerous and jiggle the coil pack harness, and surprise: when moved towards me, the car returns to its normal, sexy purr. So, coil pack harness it is.. Any ideas on where I could get a new one or how I could hardwire it?

What a gigantic pain in the ass for such a small problem. I'm just glad I finally figured it out.

-Justin


-96 RS
-98 GSX

Got her back up and running again, turns out it was the wiring leading to the harness, not the harness itself. The wires were covered in electrical tape, and when I took it off I found that each of the wires had been spliced (badly, I might add) in two seperate places on each wire. The wire leading to the #1 and #4 coils had broken, and so the car was running on two cylinders. Anyway, I soldered the connection and now shes back up again Runs alot better with the new IAC and cleaned fuel injectors too. Thanks for the help man

-Justin


-96 RS
-98 GSX

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