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Old 05-11-2013, 12:21 AM
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Default Swapped injectors, crank no start, 88S4.

New green top injectors from Roger, 36#.

Install as usual..nothing seems out of place at all.

Crank no start, not even a hint.

I have fuel pump, jumpered to make sure..hear it going/etc.

Crank..no start, fingers on injectors, no click..silent.

Huh?

What ta check next?
Old 05-11-2013, 12:38 AM
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How crispy are the leads to the harness connector? The only time my GT failed to start was at Greg's shop, turned out to be a broken wire leading into injector plug #3.

Some troubleshooting here:

https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...-no-start.html
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Manipulating the injector plugs when you swap injectors or remove the manifold eventually causes a break in the aged, brittle wire insulation resulting in a short, usually hidden inside one or more of the plug boots. The only way to find out which one is to cut open the boots because they all share a common ground. A short in one takes them all out. Best to splice in new plugs and boots. Roger may sell them. I used to get them for $2 each on eBay. Here they are at a higher price.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/8-New-Fuel-I...90910359937%26

Boots: http://eagleday.stores.yahoo.net/ampcobo.html
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Don't forget the weather seals.
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Had the same problem on mine and it was under boot number 4, the wires were touching.
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Ya..that whole "whats the last thing you fixed" logic is what hit me too..will be out cuttin boots today.

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You will find some hardened, gelatinous goop inside the boots. Also, it's less likely but possible the wire short is not inside the boot but at a point a little further back in the harness where the wires are twisted and kinked, but I've always found it inside the boot. Get new plugs, boots and some small and medium heatshrink tubing to cover the individual wire splices and the two wire bundle.
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Yup, by the light O' day, found one pair of wires buggered as hell. Cut off the boot, and put zip ties around the exposed wires to separate them until new end is installed.

Fired up.
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Originally Posted by Speedtoys
Fired up.
Nooooo! Much too soon. You only have three or four threads going on this issue.



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