At least you know it is fuel related.
Check to see if you have pressure at the fuel rail. Key on to ignition
position. Carefully depress the core in the Schrader valve (looks like a
valve stem) on the fuel rail. Carefully, because it will spray out big
time. If you have fuel pressure, something is telling the injectors not to
turn on or to dump way too much fuel (you said you smelled gas, right?) If
you don't, it could be a fuel pump.
A defective temp sender will make the engine flood out. If it thinks it -20
degrees, it dumps a LOT of fuel (simulating a "choke") through the
injector(s). Too much fuel won't start either.
If it is not any fuel to the combustion chamber, a bad injector can shut
down all the injectors. This is harder to find, you need to pull the
connector and ohm out each injector. They should all be about the same
resistance. If they are, you need to find out if they are opening or not.
They make a thing called a "noid" which is basically a light and a resistor
at the proper impedance. Unplug an injector and plug this light in. You
should see it flash each time the computer calls for fuel.
Also, check the obvious. Have gas in the tank? Good fuel filter? Pinched
fuel line?
Hope this helps.
Bill M.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Tommy_Samuels@MARKIVAUTO.COM
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 9:07 PM
To: Jim Juhas
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: no LBC content miata misbehaving - more
have compression, cams turn, timing belt ok and it starts when I spray ether
in the throttle body
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