hi i have a 1988 sse and for the last 4 days my car has been giving me problems starting...the starter works and the car cranks but wont turn on. yesterday i got stuck about 9 blocks from my local yard as my car died on me 3 times while turning so i went to the yard and ripped out some ignition coils while leaving wife and 2 kids in the car. i came back in about 30 minutes took my tool box out the trunk and tried the car and it did the same thing and didnt start.. so i replaced the ignition coils within 5 minutes and she started up on the first turn of the key. this was yesterday at about 5 pm. worked fine all day yesterday after and it started right up this morning to take my wife to work and then i came home.. 3 hours later i went to start the car and when i was puttoing the kids in the ccar seats the car just shut off and died, i tried again for 30 minutes to start the car and it did the same thing again..not turn over.....
then finally 35 minutes later she starts right up every time so far.. i thought it was the ignition coils but i replaced those.. could it be something with the fuel injectors.. i put fuel injector cleanr atleast once a month..? someone please help..

ok, need to clear up one thing. when you say it doesn't start, do you mean doesn't turn over, or turns over but doesn't start. You did say in one line "i tried again for 30 minutes to start the car and it did the same thing again..not turn over..... "

we need to clearify, does it turn over and not start, or not turn over at all.

it dont turn over at all... and if it does tujrn over it will die some time while i driving..

I am going to go with the 2 problems are related theory. Check both battery cables on both ends. Take them off, clean them, apply dielectric on the connections. It wouldn't hurt to take car to a place that can test the battery and alternator.

You could have a bad starter, but that won't kill a running car. I would guess your car is dying because it is losing 12v. That would also explain the starter not working.

my starter is working at all times. and my battery and all my cables are new and so is my alternator as i upgraded everything new when i installed my car audio equipment..
its not either of those... your car can run with out 12v power.. start your car and dissconnect youe negative battery cable...

sorry, I thought you said it didn't turn over at all.

And if you disconnect your battery, YOUR CAR WILL DIE. Welcome to modern GM vehicles.

Remove the two battery cables from the battery and pull the protective boots off. You can't see what you're looking for unless you do. 9/10 times with these symptoms (about a dozen a month) the owner finds corrosion hidden by the boots.

When the car isn't starting you need to check for:
Spark at the three front cylinders.
Fuel pressure at the rail.
Fuel injector pulse.

Let us know what you find.

today i hooked up my obd 1 to my car and i got code 42... i looked in both my books and im not sure what it means. but here is the meanings that i got for code 42..

electronic spark timing (esp)
circuit- open or shorted to ground
during engine run.
or
direct ignition system (dis) fault -
bypass circuit open or shorted to ground
during engine run.
or
fuel cutoff relay circuit - open or shorted to ground...

can anyone tell me by what the code says where i should check for my problem.

My 90 did the same thing and it turned out to be the ICM connctor plug dirty with loose terminals.
Its worth a try to remove the plug below the coil pack and clean, tighten up on the socket plugs and re - install. Let us know how it goes.
A crank sensor going out will do the same thing when it gets hot also and it won't throw a code for this. You can test that the next time it stalls by pouring cold water on it.
If it starts up your sensor is bad.
http://www.troublecodes.net/articles...ndrstd42.shtml