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I Have a 1992 olds royale 88 v-6 3800 motor it started ...
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I Have a 1992 olds royale 88 v-6 3800 motor it started running real rough and then it just shut down & would not start. I changed all the plugs & wires the fuel filter and the coil pack and the car will not start at all but turns over great! I have fuel at the air thing on the fuel rail but I still don't think I have spark.I can't see it or hear it anyway. Can you help me? Car has 115,000 and was running great then all of a sudden this happened. I have no clue what else to do and I don't have all those fancy items for testing-I am a 47 year old female with decent car knowledge but I'm stuck here and I have this car for sale and I'm really in a jam. Please help-and thanks so much,Customer (name blocked for privacy)-Colleene_K@hotmail.com

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October 13 10:12 AM (5 minutes and 38 seconds later)
         

You will have to test for spark and injecter pulse before you'll have any idea whhat the problem is. You will need a noid light and a spark tester which you should be able to get for unnder $20 at the auto parts store. Here's what they look like.

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November 6 12:55 PM (24 days and 2 hours later)
         
I sent reply but it evidently did not go-I'm sorry. This info was of great help to me tho cause Hammer Time did point me to the right direction about the spark. It turned out to be the ECM module and I learned about that after I replaced the coil and all the above and rechecked for spark like hammer said to do. So now I know about spark and ECM Modules and thank you so much Hammer Time for the answer and super quick reply. You really did help me out and I appreciate it a great deal. You seem to be a very decent guy-thanks again and I'm really sorry you did not get my former reply-I sent it cause I got asked about it from a Guy named George and I probably have the copy cause I save everthing- so I sent it back like within two days-at any rate like I said you sure did help me and you were very decent to give me the advice for free and you taught me something as well and that I like a lot! -Again- thank you muchly~it's very much appreciated and the car is running super great for an oldie with 115,00 on it! Colleene
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