95 olds 88 3.8l wont start i have fuel and spark......i had loss of power on the way home from work and it died in my drive way and now wont restart it does have a new crank sensor and fuel pump

when did it last run good, last week, last year or nobody knows/
that is good one, odd for sure that. NO scan tools work 1995 ,
2.4L stick shift. M/T
well the engine has no idea at all what gear you are in.
so my guess is, yes engine is overloading, (reverse is better )
means engine power is super super weak.
because REV has a higher numerical RATIO gear. than 1st.
so seem have more power. in REV.
sputters up is not a norm car term, but can me 2 things

• gross engine misfire.
• or the clutch slips. (RPM Rises but MPH goes slower.?

the engine dies/ DEAD, 0 RPM? that be>>>>
MY BEST GUESS BLIND, IS ENGINE IS:

• ENGINE IS FLOODING , SMELL FUEL? injector leaks.
• SPARK IS BAD,
• OR FUEL FLOW LOSS. LEAN BURN STALLS.
• Bad fuel, (old fuel was there before or now?).

there are lots of actual caused (parts bad)
spark parts all are old aND NO GOOD NOW. PLUGS/WIRES HV,CAP ROTOR HAS DISTRIBUTOR? YES IT IS.
BAD FUEL OR LOW FUEL PRESSURE OR CLOGGED FUEL OR AIR FILTERS.
all above assumes actual engine is ok, compression tests pass.
that is all I can figure out , not seen or driven me.
I can no see RPM and MPH dials or hear the engine sputter.

You need to check it for spark and fuel and go from there. If you have questions on how to test let me know. Don't start throwing away money in parts for it.

Hi
did you check the spark and spark leads
Also any light on dash?
after restarting does the problem clear or not?

thanks

From your description it could be fuel or ignition. Ignition is usually easier to start with and only checking the spark power and quality as the engine dies will indicate what is happening - if anything.

either your igniter is dying or your fuel pump is dying

Need to find out if it has a loss of spark or fuel when it dies.
Did you replace the coil because it had a loss of spark? Could be the ignition module. Auto Zones can test those for free.

Or is there a loss of fuel or low fuel pressure. Could be a weak/going out pump or a problem in its circuit.

Try to replace the fuel filter and then check the spark plugs. Mke sure to clean the spark plugs and after you clean the spark plugs and still the same it wont start replace the spark plugs and check the distributor as well.

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Spark without fuel = just spark. :) Are you getting fuel movement? You could have a bad/clogged fuel filter, bad fuel pump - could be a few things. Check to make sure you're getting fuel.

-KC GTO Dad

do you have enough fuel pressure and you might want to also check cataletic converters

Have you changed the module in the distributor?