92 toyota corolla

1992 TOYOTA COROLLA
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WHEATAMANDA
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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 4:00 AM
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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 12:56 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 4, 2007 at 11:56 PM
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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 6:03 AM
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