1996 Chevy Corsica cranks but won't start

Tiny
KEVINKELL
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  • 1996 CHEVROLET CORSICA
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 150,000 MILES
The car cranks and won't start. I sprayed fuel into the throttle body, nothing happened, I checked for spark and it has got good spark. Fuel pump turns on. The battery is good and clean. All fuses are good. I don't suspect the timing chain because the car ran fine, then it was parked then all of a sudden wouldn't start. Please help me out and what could the problem be?
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 AT 2:09 AM

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Tiny
RASMATAZ
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The car cranks and won't start. I sprayed fuel into the throttle body, nothing happened, I checked for spark and it has got good spark-

Priming it won't make it kick-good spark, timing chain intact-fuel pressure unknown-but should fire up when primed-

Check the engine's compression and report back
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Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 AT 5:03 AM
Tiny
LEGITIMATE007
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Getting fuel? Check fuel pressure regulator
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008 AT 11:51 AM
Tiny
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I checked the compression on the cylinders and it pulled 90 psi. What does that mean?
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Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 AT 6:57 PM
Tiny
MASTERTECHTIM
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Are they all 90? That is real low. Did you check spark on all 4 cylinders?
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Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 AT 7:07 PM

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