Motor turning over won't fire!

[deathtrigga]

cool wish you luck, i wasnt so fortunate lol

 

[imola.zhp]

Back to not starting...

I'm thinking I've got a high concentration of water in my fuel.
--The day it quit, it was VERY cold.
--Car started fine as I left the fuel station, ran fine too, wouldn't start after sitting in sub 32 weather for 8 hours
--I got her to start by "drying" out the cylinders, spraying starting fluid in, then firing her up. This was after she spent the night in a heated shop.
--She continued to start with no problem during the week of above 32 degree weather
--The temperature has fallen below 32 again, she wont start again.

I was brave enough to drive her to school yesterday, I have a class that I leave work to go too, then come back to work. She did fine except for the irratic idle. Well enough that I was going to drive her to my night classes, home, and then back to work this morning. When I tried to leave yesterday afternoon, no cigar. The temperature had dropped drastically though between the time I got back from class and went to leave. Duration of about 4 hours.

Should I...

a) dump the tank, start over
b) get it started again, let it run through 1/2 the tank and refill with 93 octane
c) other?

 

[P-Funk!]

^Nope to all three.

Get gas line drier.

Keep putting fresh gas every opportunity you get.

 

[imola.zhp]

^ didn't dump the tank, yes, fuel has gone down in price, but still...

Got her running at work this morning, had to put starting fluid in each cylinder hole again. She made it home ok, idle still crazy, I put a small amount of methanol in the tank and filled her up with 93 octane. Just a little over 5 gallons, then drove a little crazy trying to get it all to mix up. Went to lunch with some friends, came back, she started up just fine...

Took her to vato-zone and had them read the CEL. Bad MAF. Said no thanks to the $178 part (after core charge credit) and thought I would look up how to clean the MAF.

Pulled the intake apart, looked up the thread on cleaning the MAF and what do you know, my MAF is broken off...

lol

Not sure if its a coincidence and maybe I still have some bad fuel or what. With the MAF unplugged and an ECU reset, the car idles perfect for a little bit, then goes back to the craziness...

Time to find a new MAF.

 

[deathtrigga]

guys i finally finished replacing the headgasket a couple days ago and im having trouble starting the car and its reallly getting me frustrated. the car won't stay started and if it does start it sounds like s***. the motor shakes pretty violently and the belts are making some crazy noises. Also when i couldn't get it to fireup i checked the plugs and they had oil all over them but i was thinking maybe its because i didn't have the valve cover screwed on it was just on. I recorded videos again so please watch them and let me know what you guys think could be the problem im really going nuts for the past 2 weeks without a car. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ANK5w5ieHk&feature=channel_page

 

[MAZDA_SPEED]

check your timing, it sounds off

 

[deathtrigga]

figured. here we go again i have to tare this whole s*** apart :sigh:

 

[deathtrigga]

swapped in new fs-de w/ new g series trans called it a day. couldnt deal with it anymore

 

[imola.zhp]

^ damn, what did that run you?

My new MAF should be here today, I hope it cures my ill's. Or cures them long enough to get this thing sold...

 

[deathtrigga]

500 supposedly with only 20k oon the motor and trans plus obx headers, rad, a/c condensor
pretty decent deal i guess

 

[deathtrigga]

btw i did get it started after fixing the timing but there was valve tapping or what i believe to be valve tapping and i really couldnt stand it anymore, im thinking of just fixing the problem in the summer nd selling the motor because it was starting up just fine when i redid timing although it looks to be off still maybe thats why it wasnt sounding right. Well anyway i think the motor is good i just have to fix that noise and it should be good to sell... or as a spare who knows. Im not really trying to make this thing fast, thats what i have 1st gen for ;-)