Just another Tid bit of information for the kidos,
No need to pull the plugs, disable the injectors and fuel pump relay.

There is this neat little feature out cars have, called clear flood mode.
It is meant for clearing out the cylinders in a "flooded" engine situation.
All you have to do, clutch all the way down, accelerator pedal all the way down.
The ecu notices the wide open value from the tps, disabling the fuel injectors.
So, there is no need to waste time doing all that other work.
Crank it 1-3 times for 3-5 sec each and you're golden.
This also works well for compression tests. And it doesn't matter if spark is present if there is no fuel preset to get ignited.
Same thing as dcfo anyway.

 

Thanks for the info josh. We'll see what happens today

 

this, but i was being overly cautious.

 

I usually just take the fuel pump out, take the injectors out, take the spark plugs out, and unplug the coil packs just to be safe.

 

partying instead of finishing the car eh nick?

 

he better not be! He's only 18 or 19! I'll tell his mom!

Unless he's having like a cig party or something.

 

he said he worked on his car from 7am to 8pm last night so he's probably hybernating

 

arent you like 19 tyler? and no cig parties.. bad for the lungs. aint nobody got time for dat.

 

Me? 19? No?

I'm 18

I work those hours monday through friday working on cars! We don't take excuses here Nickolai!

 

No hibernating here. Bleeding the clutch. And it was a Keith stone party

 

O boy, keith stone can get the best of you.

 

18? Whish I had your budget when I was that age.

 

i built mine and im only 18 lol. i meen you have no life other than the car and work but hey im not complaining.

 

i was going to college and had a new 2001 black cavalier, so all my money went to car payments, gas, rent, books, etc. Thats why i built my car the way I did now. Kind of figured I would make a car that I wanted when I had my cavalier.

 

Damn kids! Fist time I drove my car with the ported head 2 years ago right after I got it all put together was onmy 21st birthday.

 

yea, i feel ya man. I worked 2 jobs and went to high school. I couldn't get out of the "i want more" stage. Now i'd just like to enjoy the damn thing before i leave. But back on track where's the damn pics/vids!!!!

 

Cranks but won't fire. Pretty pissed. Timed right, getting fuel, coils plugged in. Gotta be CPS

Set #4 at TDC on compression stroke and set the CPS. Still won't start

 

if you pull the cps plug and replug it in and it fires up then your cps sensor is off, but only do this if you are sure your timing is perfect. I had the same problems, symptoms as you.

also check your fuel pump relay if you pulled it. it should be upside down text on the relay when looking from the front of the car. Should match the relay to the right of it. Text upside down when looking from front of the car.

 

I'll try to fire it with it unplugged. I know it's good

 

i guess i could afford to build mine if i wasnt paying on another car and bike lol. insurance on 3 vehicles sucks

 

unplugged, then plugged in. It wont fire with it unplugged. Unplugging it and replugging it back in resets the ecu on that circuit somehow.

 

Oh I've already tried unplugging it and plugging it back in

 

did you reconnect the ground strapping on the driver side of the motor from the block to the VC?

 

Yes I did however it was powder coated... Maybe i have to grind the paint off so it makes good contact?