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mazda 323 will not run


Sent to Car Experts May 22, 2005 7:57 p.m.
88 mazda 323 stopped running going down hwy. Cannot find the problem. Any suggestions?
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Status: Closed   Value: $5   
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May 22, 2005 8:01 p.m. (3 minutes and 12 seconds later) 		REPLIED Check Mark

 Your starting point is to test for spark, iinjecter pulse and fuel pressure. When you find out which of them is missing, you'l know what system is having problems.

If you have all of those, then you need to check your timing marks on the timing belt.
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Sent May 22, 2005 9:13 p.m. (1 hour and 12 minutes later)
All of those are fine. We get a spark, but will not start or run.
We have checked the fuel pump and injectors-fine. gets a spark too, but won;t run or start.

Edited by Customer (name blocked for privacy) on May 22 2005 at 10:17pm
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May 22, 2005 9:16 p.m. (2 minutes and 13 seconds later) 		REPLIED Check Mark
 OK, what's  the fuel pressure and do you have injecter pulse
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Sent May 22, 2005 9:19 p.m. (3 minutes and 17 seconds later)
Do not know fuel pressure-just told it was fineinjector pulse okay

Edited by Customer (name blocked for privacy) on May 22 2005 at 9:27pm
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May 22, 2005 9:25 p.m. (6 minutes and 17 seconds later)
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Sent May 22, 2005 9:30 p.m. (5 minutes and 13 seconds later)
I am not justn yessing you. i AM TELLINGM YOU WHAT NWE HAVE DONE ALL READY. You do not have to be so rude! Yes-my son checked the timing belt and it is in the correct position! Perhaps you are giving just run of the mill answers. Just because I am a woman you do not need to be rude.

Edited by Customer (name blocked for privacy) on May 22 2005 at 9:33pm
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May 22, 2005 9:42 p.m. (11 minutes and 31 seconds later) 		REPLIED Check Mark
 I'm sorry, my answer was not meant to be rude but I do this for a living and I answer these things all day and never does someone already have all the answers I need, especially if what you say is true, the car would be running because you have eliminated all the causes of not running. If a car has correct fuel pressure, spark, injecter pulse and correct valve timing, it will run. Now maybe somebody is telling you they've check all this and have not.
PictureTech501  -- Auto Service Technician -- 96% Positive Feedback on 739 Car Accepts
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Sent May 22, 2005 10:26 p.m. (43 minutes and 49 seconds later)
My son said that the fuel was pumping out when he took the hose off and held his thumb on the end. He said gas was in wherever it is suppose to be if the injectors are working. I asked yesterday if the belts had broken and he said no that the timing belt was in the correct posotion. I did not mean to be insulting, but we are stumped which does not usually happen with the cars. He did say the distributor was dirty. Is the fuel pump supposed to pump at a mcertain rate? We did not put it on a machine.

Edited by Customer (name blocked for privacy) on May 22 2005 at 10:30pm
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Sent May 23, 2005 1:04 a.m. (2 hours and 38 minutes later)
Thank you for your suggestions.
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May 23, 2005 5:44 a.m. (4 hours and 39 minutes later)
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