I just changed my opti. The car wouldnt start, just kept turning over, and had died while i was driving. It was producing no spark. Well, i changed the opti, and now its sparking, but its not turning over or starting at all. checked all the plugs a bunch of times so i know they are good, and there are no missing wires or anything....i hate this, im so frustrated and i need my car this week....any ideas of what it could be

 

Have you checked your fuel pressure. Maybe it's not getting fuel.

 

yeah, fuel pressure is fine, checked it a bunch of times

 

Sure you got the opti indexed correctly when you installed it? Sure it's not flooded or something (check a couple of easy plugs for excess fuel)? Intake elbow and MAF connected?

 

what do you mean the opti indexed correctly?

 

The dowel pin has to be in the correct hole. If not, the computer may be firing the cylinders at the wrong time. Kinda like misaligning a distributor in an older car.

 

i thought we put it all back together right....i really dont want ot have to tear it apart again

 

i just saw shoeboxes response to one of my earlier posts about the coil wire. I tried testing with a multimeter on the coil wire and got .3 once, and nothing the next time...but, then again, im getting spark. I have no idea...

 

my friend who helped me just called and suggested the timing might be f-ed up. Does anyone have a picture of how the distributer and the dowel line up? how do you tell?

 

If you did not pay particular attention to how the opti went on, then it's probably on wrong. It should be like this.

 

I swear Shoebox your the best friend us Fbody's ever had.

I sure do appreciate your help to all of us like you do!

Sorry for getting off subject but I think shoebox deserves a bow.

Thanks Lee!