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87 sedan deville wont start
Sent to Car Experts August 09 11:14 AM

i have an 87 cadilac sedan deville, i replaced al the plug wires and got them in the correct order and the firing order is correct, the car ran when i pulled it into the garage and now that its plug wires have been reinstalled it will cank and act like it will run it has fuel into the injector it has spark but will not run, is there a way to get the engine to run again. or is there some kind of reset or something, i have been at this piont for about two full days and need some help, thank you

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August 9 6:26 PM (7 hours and 12 minutes and 30 seconds later)
         
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You need to first test a few functions during the failure.

1) Test for spark at the plug end of the wire using a spark tester.
2) Test for injecter pulse using a small bulb called a noid light.
3) Use a fuel pressure gauge to test for correct fuel pressure.

Once you have determined which of these functions has dropped out,
you will know which system is having the problem.

Here's a pic of the noid lights.

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August 9 10:35 PM (4 hours and 9 minutes and 18 seconds later)
         
Reply to Hammer Time's Post: i already tested and every thing is good, it just wont start, is there a fuel shut off or something within the computer such as anti theft security device, That is what im lookin for. Let me know
Everything has been tested and came up good and it is cranking over and acting like it wants to start, it just wont.

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August 10 5:50 AM (7 hours and 14 minutes and 39 seconds later)
         
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