Wont Start!!
getexpress
10-28-2006, 05:07 PM
Hi all...This is my first post...I have a friend with a 1997 Buick Lasabre 3.8l engine.
The car wont start...its getting alot of gas and there is spark but it wont start. Turns over fine but we need to stop the gas pump and dont know how...The manual is useless and we tryed all the fuses. Can anyone give any ideas as to why it wont start.
Thanks all....Cool forum.
The car wont start...its getting alot of gas and there is spark but it wont start. Turns over fine but we need to stop the gas pump and dont know how...The manual is useless and we tryed all the fuses. Can anyone give any ideas as to why it wont start.
Thanks all....Cool forum.
GringoPete
10-28-2006, 05:50 PM
Hi all...This is my first post...I have a friend with a 1997 Buick Lasabre 3.8l engine.
The car wont start...its getting alot of gas and there is spark but it wont start. Turns over fine but we need to stop the gas pump and dont know how...The manual is useless and we tryed all the fuses. Can anyone give any ideas as to why it wont start.
Thanks all....Cool forum.
Just out of curiousity, how do you know the car is getting gas?
I dont know much about resilving this problem other than bringing it to a mechanic and them hooking it up to a computer. I'll look in search engines and see if i can find something helpful for you.
The car wont start...its getting alot of gas and there is spark but it wont start. Turns over fine but we need to stop the gas pump and dont know how...The manual is useless and we tryed all the fuses. Can anyone give any ideas as to why it wont start.
Thanks all....Cool forum.
Just out of curiousity, how do you know the car is getting gas?
I dont know much about resilving this problem other than bringing it to a mechanic and them hooking it up to a computer. I'll look in search engines and see if i can find something helpful for you.
GringoPete
10-28-2006, 05:51 PM
This might be of some help---->http://www.ehow.com/how_112584_troubleshoot-car-wont.html
GringoPete
10-28-2006, 05:53 PM
Here is a list of websites that may help you and your friend. Best of luck!!!!
Pete
http://www.google.com/search?q=car+wont+start&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official
Pete
http://www.google.com/search?q=car+wont+start&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official
getexpress
10-28-2006, 05:58 PM
Just out of curiousity, how do you know the car is getting gas?
I dont know much about resilving this problem other than bringing it to a mechanic and them hooking it up to a computer. I'll look in search engines and see if i can find something helpful for you.
Thanks for your response....Its getting gas because the spark plugs were wet when we removed it.
I dont know much about resilving this problem other than bringing it to a mechanic and them hooking it up to a computer. I'll look in search engines and see if i can find something helpful for you.
Thanks for your response....Its getting gas because the spark plugs were wet when we removed it.
getexpress
10-28-2006, 06:49 PM
Well it turns out ....It was a blown head gasket. Which means, no compression, which means no start.
HotZ28
10-28-2006, 08:22 PM
Blown head gasket? :nono: This is very rare on a 3.8! It would take extreme abuse to “blow a head gasket” to the point of (0) “no compression”. Did someone do a compression check and do you have a copy of the compression check?
Even with a blown head gasket, you should have enough compression to start the engine unless, you have coolant in the combustion chamber. Coolant will “put out the fire” on the plugs. Are you sure that the car does not have a UIM (upper intake manifold) failure? This is a very common problem on the cars with the plastic intake where the EGR tube burns a hole in the intake coolant passage near the TB (throttle body) opening.:crying:
Keep in mind, the pressure in the combustion chamber is far greater than that in the coolant system and if the head gaskets were blown, the combustion gases would overcome any pressure from the coolant system. You need to provide further diagnoses of the problem. This simply does not make sense!:nono:
Was the problem resolved by replacing the head gaskets?:screwy:
Even with a blown head gasket, you should have enough compression to start the engine unless, you have coolant in the combustion chamber. Coolant will “put out the fire” on the plugs. Are you sure that the car does not have a UIM (upper intake manifold) failure? This is a very common problem on the cars with the plastic intake where the EGR tube burns a hole in the intake coolant passage near the TB (throttle body) opening.:crying:
Keep in mind, the pressure in the combustion chamber is far greater than that in the coolant system and if the head gaskets were blown, the combustion gases would overcome any pressure from the coolant system. You need to provide further diagnoses of the problem. This simply does not make sense!:nono:
Was the problem resolved by replacing the head gaskets?:screwy:
getexpress
10-13-2007, 11:25 AM
Blown head gasket? :nono: This is very rare on a 3.8! It would take extreme abuse to “blow a head gasket” to the point of (0) “no compression”. Did someone do a compression check and do you have a copy of the compression check?
Even with a blown head gasket, you should have enough compression to start the engine unless, you have coolant in the combustion chamber. Coolant will “put out the fire” on the plugs. Are you sure that the car does not have a UIM (upper intake manifold) failure? This is a very common problem on the cars with the plastic intake where the EGR tube burns a hole in the intake coolant passage near the TB (throttle body) opening.:crying:
Keep in mind, the pressure in the combustion chamber is far greater than that in the coolant system and if the head gaskets were blown, the combustion gases would overcome any pressure from the coolant system. You need to provide further diagnoses of the problem. This simply does not make sense!:nono:
Was the problem resolved by replacing the head gaskets?:screwy:
Yes there was coolant in the combustion chamber and yes replacing the head gasket solved this issue. Sorry for the year late response but I have not logged on this site since then.
Even with a blown head gasket, you should have enough compression to start the engine unless, you have coolant in the combustion chamber. Coolant will “put out the fire” on the plugs. Are you sure that the car does not have a UIM (upper intake manifold) failure? This is a very common problem on the cars with the plastic intake where the EGR tube burns a hole in the intake coolant passage near the TB (throttle body) opening.:crying:
Keep in mind, the pressure in the combustion chamber is far greater than that in the coolant system and if the head gaskets were blown, the combustion gases would overcome any pressure from the coolant system. You need to provide further diagnoses of the problem. This simply does not make sense!:nono:
Was the problem resolved by replacing the head gaskets?:screwy:
Yes there was coolant in the combustion chamber and yes replacing the head gasket solved this issue. Sorry for the year late response but I have not logged on this site since then.
BNaylor
10-13-2007, 09:52 PM
Yes there was coolant in the combustion chamber and yes replacing the head gasket solved this issue. Sorry for the year late response but I have not logged on this site since then.
Thanks for your belated reply almost a year later. Since you have resolved the issue and this is an old thread it has been closed.
Thanks for your belated reply almost a year later. Since you have resolved the issue and this is an old thread it has been closed.
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