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95 wont start

Old Apr 26, 2007 | 11:33 PM
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cranks but wont start, has spark at all plugs has good fuel pressure and im stumped
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Old Apr 27, 2007 | 01:01 AM
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Does it try to run at all...even for a few seconds?
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Old Apr 27, 2007 | 08:42 AM
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It has fuel pressure...but are your injectors pumping it?

Remove the connector off the ICM (under coil packs) and gently "adjust" each pin to ensure each pin will make good contact. Put connector back on and try it again.
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Old Apr 27, 2007 | 10:38 AM
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Default 95 Bonneville No start

I had the same problem three times. First was bad ground connections. I believe there were three under the hood and 2 in the cabin by each front door.

Second was a bad crankshaft sensor. Third was bad camshaft sensor.

The first go around I spent some money replacing fuel pump, fuel pressure regulator, fuel pump relay and fuel filter. All were good but since I started I just replaced them.

Let us know how you make out!
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Old Apr 27, 2007 | 11:29 AM
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Older Bonnies can get seriously flooded. This may be worth a try:

On our old Series 1 (the '90)(and I would think the Series II also), you could still use the old trick of pressing the accelerator all the way to the floor, and keep it there while cranking to start. Only do this for 5-8 seconds at a time, of course.

Have you actually pulled any of the front three plugs to take a look? I know you said you're getting spark to them, but make sure they nice and tan and clean and dry and gappped correctly.

Good luck!
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Old Apr 27, 2007 | 12:39 PM
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i replaced all the plugs but they didnt look like they had any fuel on them because there wernt wet at all
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Older Bonnies can get seriously flooded. This may be worth a try:

On our old Series 1 (the '90)(and I would think the Series II also), you could still use the old trick of pressing the accelerator all the way to the floor, and keep it there while cranking to start. Only do this for 5-8 seconds at a time, of course.

Have you actually pulled any of the front three plugs to take a look? I know you said you're getting spark to them, but make sure they nice and tan and clean and dry and gappped correctly.

Good luck!
Series 1 bonnes do not have a flooding issue according to the experiences of the club.
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Old Apr 27, 2007 | 03:37 PM
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Check for fuel injector pulse.
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u said spark, but what color spark. cuz if its red or orangish color, theres a problem. could be low batt voltage. bad ground, bad coil.

and did u check only one wire for spark? if so check three (one cyl from each coil pack)
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oh and if u saw any spark. then i dont think its the crank sensor. if it were bad ud get no spark at all. and prob not the cam sensor either. if that was bad it will usually run, just run poorly.

edit: also, on second thought, the ground for both the cam and crank sensor are on the same circuit, so i guess maybe if the cam ground was bad, the crank ground may be too. but not that likely.
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