motor starts then shuts down

2003 KIA SORENTO
121 MILES
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VINYLBOSS
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I just replaced the water pump,timing belt, bearings and tensioner.All of my marks are aligned and I rotated it twice by hand to make sure the marks are still dead on and they are.I tried to start the car before I put all the covers,alternator and pulleys on but the car trys to start and then dies...I pulled number 1 plug and wire to see if it fired and it does. This leads me to believe that the cam and crank sensors are still fine cause I think that if it would'nt fire at all one or both would be bad. Any help
Mar 4, 2012 at 9:33 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Check fuel pressure to make sure it is within spec. Make sure plug wires are on correct cylinders
Mar 4, 2012 at 9:41 PM
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