92 toyota corolla

1992 TOYOTA COROLLA
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my car wont start, i have replaced the battery, radiater, fuel filter, tune up, and it wont start. it wants to start and you can hear the gas flowwing, any ideas?
Mar 4, 2007 at 12:00 PM
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[quote:cceac9207c="wheatamanda"]my car wont start, i have replaced the battery, radiater, fuel filter, tune up, and it wont start. it wants to start and you can hear the gas flowwing, any ideas?[/quote:cceac9207c]

Do an ignition system check-look for spark while cranking, at the sparkplug wire while grounded.
Mar 4, 2007 at 8:56 PM
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does that mean to check the plug because i have done that, someone said the wires could be on backwards, how do you know?
Mar 5, 2007 at 7:56 AM
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someone said the wires could be on backwards, how do you know?

Put the engine's no.1 cyl on TDC and follow the firing order-you need a book

Disconnect the coil wire, while cranking the engine over look for spark while grounding the wire.
Mar 5, 2007 at 2:03 PM
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