Turns over no start

1995 GEO METRO
200,000 MILES • 1.0L • 3 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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GUYGEMMER65
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It acts like it wants to occasionally and occasionally it backfires through the throttle body. The key switch has been totally mangled so I went around it and hot wired it and had it running so I know that's all good. Any help here would be greatly appreciated.
Dec 28, 2019 at 5:00 AM
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ASEMASTER6371
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Good morning,

I would start with a compression test to be sure the timing is correct. If it backfires, you have spark.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-engine-compression

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-cranks-but-wont-start

Roy
Dec 28, 2019 at 5:19 AM
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