Okay. Just to clarify, the engine just cranks but when spraying starter fluid it acts like it wants to start? If this is the case then you need to spray a little more just to confirm. However, this is a positive sign. Don't worry too much about a backfire. Follow this process. Open the throttle wide open and spray for a count of 1 one thousand, 2 one thousand. Then stop and walk around to the driver seat and then crank the engine. Allowing that small pause after spraying the fluid will allow a small amount to evaporate. However, if you don't spray enough then it will evaporate and there will not be enough left to start the engine. Clearly the engine is only going to run for a second or two. However, this is enough to confirm it is a fuel issue.
If you have someone cranking the engine, then give the throttle opening 3 bursts of starter fluid. Then start cranking. If it doesn't fire right away then give it a couple more while cranking and it should fire then stall. This is all we need in order to confirm a fuel issue. At that point we can check fuel pressure and determine it is a pressure issue or a flow issue.
Wednesday, April 15th, 2020 AT 3:57 PM