1997 Ford Contour cranks starts and dies

110,000 MILES • 2.0L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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JEFF3015USA
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have 1997 ford contour 2.0 reg fuel will not start have to hold pedal to the floor never did before,it tries to start but dies right away about 5-10 sec
found a blown fuel pump fuse replace it also had bad wires on fuel rail they were exposed naked tape all them up.it tries to start with pedal to the floor
has no codes did have 117,102po before but fixed them injectors firing,fuel pump has psi=42,node light test good on all injectors.has spark at each spark plug,good timing belt been checked still tight sprayed starter fluid in tbi will not start at then checked cam sensor has proper ohms resistance was running great till i backed up at mailbox togo into driveway replaced plugs, wires,coil pack,injectors,fuel filter before all this happened
drove for a month then this problem
all help needed i'm disable on low income
May 7, 2014 at 8:31 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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If you have a good hot blue snapping spark, proper fuel pump pressure, and the injectors are working, it has to start unless the timing is out or the engine compression is too low.
May 7, 2014 at 11:35 AM
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