Car not starting after sitting awhile, what should I check?

[Lances133]

I recently sold my 96 2.2 to my step brother, he drove it fine for the first 2 days, and now it's not starting.

*He said it sounds like it wants to but it's just not.
*It's got plenty of fuel and he said it should be getting enough juice
*It's been sitting for a few months with some starts in between so I could get it inspected.
*It's just recently gotten pretty cold here aswell.

Any ideas? What are some things I should check? The car has always started up fine before this and like I said he drove it for 2 days "babying" it and it was fine. I really don't want to have to give him his money back and take this car back I'M FCKING DONE WITH IT

[Classicrocjunkie]

make sure it has fuel, spark foremost. If you are 100% sure on those, possible CPS has gone bad. If thats malfunctioning the car is just going to flood out due to not knowing when to fire properly.

[z24forlife]

have you checked the fuel pump... sounds like somthing but doesnt sound to serious tho..

good luck

[CavLCD128]

plugs and wires first...ignition is key!

[wafrederick]

Check the fuel pressure with a fuel pressure gauge.

[i3o2Matt]

how old is the battery?

[Cold_Silence]

Yes i would check the battery, ignition setup, then fuel delivery. If it was working fine for you it should be something simple and/or related to the cold. Im sure you will figure it out.