1990 Geo Storm WRONG GAS CAP NOW WONT START

1990 GEO STORM
55,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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H-2 CHARLIE
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I USED A 1996 MUSTANG GAS CAP ON THE 1990 GEO STORM THEN 1 HOUR LATER I TRIED TO START IT AND IT STARTED FOR A SPLIT SEC. THEN SHUT DOWN ... I TOOK OF THE WRONG GAS CAP AND POOOF THERE WAS ALOT OF PRESSURE IN THE TANK ..........DID THE PRESSURE SHUT DOMN MY ECU AND FUEL PUMP ? POISSIBLE A ERNUSA SWITCH AS IF A CRASH IT SHUTS DOWN THINGS SO IT WONT CATCH FIRE IM NOT GETTING FIRE OUT OF MY COIL AND PUT EXTRA GAS IN IT AND THE GAS NEEDLE DID NOT MOVE .....ALL OF THIS FROM A WRONG GAS CAP
Oct 11, 2009 at 7:22 AM
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RASMATAZ
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IM NOT GETTING FIRE OUT OF MY COIL . If you're not getting spark it won't start-Check the ignition components
Oct 11, 2009 at 9:02 PM
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H-2 CHARLIE
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O.K. SO I WILL CHECK THE MOUDULE UNDER THE CAP AND ECM IT IS A EASY PART TO SOURCE FROM THE JUNK JARD ...MY CAR HAS ONLY 55,000 MILES ON IT . WILL POST BACK REAL SOON
Oct 12, 2009 at 4:13 AM
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H-2 CHARLIE
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IT WAS THE MOUDULE IN THE CAP ..PICKED UP TWO AT THE JUNK YARD ,ONE ECM AND GOT A NEW COIL FOR $13 ................COIL WENT ON FIRST ,NO LUCK THEN THE MOUDULE ..AND BACK TO THE GOOD OLD SELF ..RUNNING FINE SO IM LOADED WITH EXTRA GOODIES FOR LATER DOWN THE ROAD ,,,,,...THANKS PRO GUYS 1990 GEO STORM WITH 54,000 MILES AND ALOT MORE TO ROLL
Oct 27, 2009 at 6:08 PM
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