POS 3.1!!!!

[89SupremeCutty]

When I went to get gas, I turned off my cutty, put gas in it, started it back up and it started ok and ran fine. I parked it at the little store the gas station has and turned it off. I came back out and it was hard starting, knocked really bad and would stall or struggle anytime I would put the gas more than half down. Im stumped because it didn't knock or anything when i turned it off the second time. Oil pressure was good, even tho it ran like crap. Plugs and wires are about 4 months old. Could it be the crank sensor? Thanks again for the help guys!

[digitaloutsider]

It sounds like bad gas..

[THe_DeTAiL3R]

Put a bottle of gasline antifreeze that might help. It sure did when my 1988 GP wasn't running right (bogging and stalling). You might have dirty IAC.

[Bossman429]

Could be a fuel pump on it's way out. They usually go out when you fill up the tank irronically enough. The only sure fire way to know is with a fuel pressure gauge.

It's not likely to be a crank sensor. a bad CPS will cause a crank no start situation, because the ECM doesn't know where the crank is, and therefore doesn't know when to fire the plugs.

I would follow the bad gas theory first, and if it doesn't go away after a tank of gas invest in a fuel pressure gauge.

[19Cutlass94]

try putting some dry gas in, because maybe there was a little water in the gas that you just put in.

[1990lumina]

It sounds like bad gas..

 

[89SupremeCutty]

Thanks guys, but I'm gonna junk the car :bawl: . I think the timing chain jumped only because of everything knocking and its refusal to run. I guess I don't feeel like putting any more money into it.

[digitaloutsider]

That's sort of jumping to conclusions..

[solid_raiden223]

I'll buy it from your for 5 bucks and a bag of pizza rolls

[mihela816]

Very unlikely that it spontaneously threw a timing chain at 110K. Especially if you just filled it with gas. Simple cause effect.

 

I'm now a platinum member, and this is post 39000 on powertrain. w00t!

[gp90se]

let me get this right, your junking a car rather then spending the $.99 for isoheat....

 

[GP1138]

I'd at least throw some water killer in it.

 

Don't junk the damn thing!

[gp90se]

pull on each plug wire boot, see if a plug blew outta the head (been there right after fueling)

 

ill come trailor the car home if you dont want it, I could use another beater.