1989 Chevy Cavalier no start cold

1989 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
92,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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MDHANNERS
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Hello my car will crank fine under 18-20 degrees but will not start it will pop run rough and die after long crank if it trys to start at all above this temp it will start fine and runs fine it does seem like it cranks a little longer than normal. it has new plugs wires coil air charge temp sensor and fuel pump. can u help?
Dec 30, 2009 at 12:33 PM
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BLACKOP555
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will it start with the aid of starting fluid?

check out the ect. engine coolant temperature sensor.
Dec 31, 2009 at 3:35 AM
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MDHANNERS
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It is flooding when it starts after it warms up it flooded until i clear it out i have a snap-on scanner hooked up no codes i am watching pids the ect reads close to ambieant temp the manofold temp sens reads correct also i am wondering if the injector or pressure regulator is the problem it is 5 degrees here today it is acting up but still no codes all my pids look good i worry about the barrow reading it is 4.89 the map reading is 1.65 barrow seems high however i had a good map sensor but it didnt help. any ideas
[quote:32dfe50e0b="blackop555"]will it start with the aid of starting fluid?

check out the ect. engine coolant temperature sensor.[/quote:32dfe50e0b]
Jan 2, 2010 at 5:21 AM
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BLACKOP555
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you can disconnect the sensors and see if it works that way the vehicle will not read those sensors and run from the computer pre set deffinition.
Jan 2, 2010 at 6:40 AM
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MDHANNERS
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I unplugged the sensors same problem injector is pooring fuel into tb when i can i will check fuel pressure it is below 0 at night here and dark when i get home car wont start to pull in grage and is in a 3 foot snow drift.
Jan 5, 2010 at 1:01 PM
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BLACKOP555
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yes check the fuel pressure and get back to me with the results.
Jan 6, 2010 at 12:34 PM
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