1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass car wont sart

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CHARLES LYONS
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1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass 6 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic

i forgot to put the radiatoor resevoir cap on when i put antifreeze in it, drove away car overheated turned itself off i pulled over pushed to a parking lot it wont start
engine is turning just not catching
i have spark its getting fuel i smell gas has a small leak like a squirt burst on and off when i try to start it coming from what looks like the exhaust manifold underneath it
Oct 21, 2010 at 6:12 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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First, you need to fix the fuel leak. That could be causing low fuel pressure. Next, are you getting a good hot blue spark?
Nov 2, 2010 at 1:11 AM
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