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twfsa
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Sat Nov 20, 2004 5:40 pm Post subject:
94 Sentra Timing Chain |
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How comon is it for a 94 Sentra to jump timing, 170 k miles.
Battery Strong.
Car won't start, checked fuel pump fuse, rotor turns, getting spark to plugs
looks weak, sprayed some choke and carb cleaner into the intake to see if it
would fire nothing.
Looked inside the valve cover the valsves are closeing and opening.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Tom
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Steve T
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Sun Nov 21, 2004 5:40 am Post subject:
Re: 94 Sentra Timing Chain |
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twfsa wrote:
| Quote: | How comon is it for a 94 Sentra to jump timing, 170 k miles.
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Pretty rare. If it did, the engine has bent a bunch of valves etc.
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Battery Strong.
Car won't start, checked fuel pump fuse, rotor turns, getting spark to
plugs looks weak, sprayed some choke and carb cleaner into the intake to
see if it would fire nothing.
Looked inside the valve cover the valsves are closeing and opening.
Any ideas?
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Bosch platinum plugs in it? Did it die when driving or just won't restart?
Any problems before it quit? Does it have fuel pressure? are the injectors
clicking? Not all "choke and carb cleaner" will run an engine, that's a
poor test.
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Steve
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twfsa
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Sun Nov 21, 2004 5:40 pm Post subject:
Re: 94 Sentra Timing Chain |
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Started at work ran home fine, went out to start and it wouldn't, re-start.
Fuel presure not sure, I could smell gas when the hood was open. While
cranking the engine over I held the throttle to the floor as if it were
flooded, sounded like it was tring to start but did not.
The choke and carb cleaner I used has started my lawn mower.
Tom
"Steve T" <fotocord@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | twfsa wrote:
How comon is it for a 94 Sentra to jump timing, 170 k miles.
Pretty rare. If it did, the engine has bent a bunch of valves etc.
Battery Strong.
Car won't start, checked fuel pump fuse, rotor turns, getting spark to
plugs looks weak, sprayed some choke and carb cleaner into the intake to
see if it would fire nothing.
Looked inside the valve cover the valsves are closeing and opening.
Any ideas?
Bosch platinum plugs in it? Did it die when driving or just won't restart?
Any problems before it quit? Does it have fuel pressure? are the injectors
clicking? Not all "choke and carb cleaner" will run an engine, that's a
poor test.
--
Steve
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Steve T
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Tue Nov 23, 2004 12:59 pm Post subject:
Re: 94 Sentra Timing Chain |
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twfsa wrote:
| Quote: | Started at work ran home fine, went out to start and it wouldn't,
re-start. Fuel presure not sure, I could smell gas when the hood was open.
While cranking the engine over I held the throttle to the floor as if it
were flooded, sounded like it was tring to start but did not.
The choke and carb cleaner I used has started my lawn mower.
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Again, does it have bosch platinum plugs in it?
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Steve
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twfsa
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Tue Nov 23, 2004 5:22 pm Post subject:
Re: 94 Sentra Timing Chain |
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No bosch plugs.
Dealer said the car needed a good tune up, this is my daughters car and I
have never seen a car that would not start because it needed a tune up, but
they did install new plugs, what type I don't know. The car starts and runs
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Tom
"Steve T" <fotocord@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | twfsa wrote:
Started at work ran home fine, went out to start and it wouldn't,
re-start. Fuel presure not sure, I could smell gas when the hood was
open.
While cranking the engine over I held the throttle to the floor as if it
were flooded, sounded like it was tring to start but did not.
The choke and carb cleaner I used has started my lawn mower.
Again, does it have bosch platinum plugs in it?
--
Steve
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Steve T
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Wed Nov 24, 2004 5:41 am Post subject:
Re: 94 Sentra Timing Chain |
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twfsa wrote:
| Quote: | No bosch plugs.
Dealer said the car needed a good tune up, this is my daughters car and I
have never seen a car that would not start because it needed a tune up,
but they did install new plugs, what type I don't know. The car starts and
runs .
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I've seen plenty of cars with cheap non-NGK plugs not run because of them.
It's why I asked the question as many times people drive a tune-up till the
car won't run, looks like this was one of them.
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Steve
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Hawaii_SE-R
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Thu Nov 25, 2004 12:45 am Post subject:
Re: 94 Sentra Timing Chain |
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Sounds like your car needed new wires. Wouldn't be surprised if the wire
from the ignition coil to the distributor went bad (has happened to me).
Dealer will install genuine Nissan/NGK spark plugs.
"twfsa" <uksatw@qwest.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | No bosch plugs.
Dealer said the car needed a good tune up, this is my daughters car and I
have never seen a car that would not start because it needed a tune up,
but
they did install new plugs, what type I don't know. The car starts and
runs
.
Tom
"Steve T" <fotocord@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:30g8qlF1shgr5U1@uni-berlin.de...
twfsa wrote:
Started at work ran home fine, went out to start and it wouldn't,
re-start. Fuel presure not sure, I could smell gas when the hood was
open.
While cranking the engine over I held the throttle to the floor as if
it
were flooded, sounded like it was tring to start but did not.
The choke and carb cleaner I used has started my lawn mower.
Again, does it have bosch platinum plugs in it?
--
Steve
http://www.atlantaracing.com
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