leaking coolant
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Ok I need help, engine is put back together, time to start her up but it will not start is there things I need to do while starting , dont wanna drain battery.
Added coolant and oil tried to prime fuel rail , when starting she turns over strong and after couple seconds I can here a noise like exhaust hiss seems like its coming from valve cover could they be seized sitting for a week.
Need tips on starting
Added coolant and oil tried to prime fuel rail , when starting she turns over strong and after couple seconds I can here a noise like exhaust hiss seems like its coming from valve cover could they be seized sitting for a week.
Need tips on starting
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John, I would think that it should just start right up. Are you getting spark? Did you have to remove the ignition control module (the thing that holds the coil packs - if you didn't already know that.) It'* been a while since I had worked on the '89 that I had, but it seems that I recall there is a ground wire that is easy to miss that attaches with the ICM. I'd check for spark to start with, and then also see if the plugs are wet to see if it'* getting fuel.
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Ok the noise is a sputter coming out Tb sounds like a choke or cough, coils ok , plugs wet lots of fuel battery starting to weaken from starts.Went over everything what makes it backfire?
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Did you get the injector and plug wire sequence right? Sounds almost like something is backwards... Usually after a little struggle they will start and idle
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Yes all but 2 injectors stayed in the rail when i pulled it and i marked them 2, after i did orings 1 at a time. I will double check though at this point I will try anything thanks you never know. I changed oil , and added coolant the noise sounds like a deep hollow sound like when you blow in a jug after a few seconds of turning over .
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Well I aint even gonna try and explain my stupidity 
1 and 4 coil were backwards , thanks JR ,I just have to wait for battery to charge up,it wasnt totally dead (almost) but since I thought I had bigger issues I thought I would charge it.Wish me luck and thanks.
1 and 4 coil were backwards , thanks JR ,I just have to wait for battery to charge up,it wasnt totally dead (almost) but since I thought I had bigger issues I thought I would charge it.Wish me luck and thanks.
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That was it , feel pretty stupid, car started went for a run it is leaking definately from little metal coolant pipegoing from intake to TB,I did put new o ring but guess i will have to take it back off.the coolant was sitting in the intake vallies also hopefully this just sprayed there from this leaking pipe as it is leaking pretty good.Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.thanks
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How hard did you pull or pry on the Throttle body when you tried to remove it? These pipes get rusted or corroded with age and terns to break easily... On my LE ia have had to replace one of the Tubes on the rear of the timming cover that goes to the heater core, as it snapped.. This is when I did the heads 5 years ago...
On the SSE which I recently did the intake gaskets on, I wanted to yank the Throttle body and clean it.. I ordered the tube as I knew it would break... As a matter of fact I ordered 2.... I want to do the TB on the LE as well.... The next time I order anything from GMPD, I'm getting several of these tubes... lol
Could that possibly be your leak?
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On the SSE which I recently did the intake gaskets on, I wanted to yank the Throttle body and clean it.. I ordered the tube as I knew it would break... As a matter of fact I ordered 2.... I want to do the TB on the LE as well.... The next time I order anything from GMPD, I'm getting several of these tubes... lol
Could that possibly be your leak?
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Well Tb I took off it comes off easy, pipes look great actually this is the one going from the intake to the TB not the one with the 2 nuts.So I have 1 new oring in there is that all that goes in there, cause I took it off and fix the oring and put it on and it still leaked bad .Right now it is off the car untill I find out what seals are in there does anyone have a pic.
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Got pics to explain better
This pipe doesnt leak , minor twist at bend but is good
This pipe is good coming from intake but is not seating
Not a great pic but this is the leak problem the previous pipe inserts in here,(this is the TB) now there is a sleeve in here.Is that a broken piece of pipe or is it suppose to be in there for the pipe to seat against.
Lasly this is the little o ring between pipe and sleeve.
I dont think pipe is going in far enough,What you think.
This pipe doesnt leak , minor twist at bend but is good
This pipe is good coming from intake but is not seating
Not a great pic but this is the leak problem the previous pipe inserts in here,(this is the TB) now there is a sleeve in here.Is that a broken piece of pipe or is it suppose to be in there for the pipe to seat against.
Lasly this is the little o ring between pipe and sleeve.
I dont think pipe is going in far enough,What you think.