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I have a 1999 gmc Yukon it is getting fuel and spark i even sprayed starter fluid in the intake but it still wont start it turns over good but wont start

  • Michael Clayton Sr.
    Michael Clayton Sr. Dec 01, 2014

    did you take the air breather off and spray or did you spray directly into air breather? it makes a huge difference as i have the same problem what i have found is , it's the module behind the intake and yes it is very expensive looking for a cheaper price elsewhere

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Ok make sure you have good fuel pressure
you must have good spark must fire a spark tester
if all that is good then check compression
and don't use STARTER FLUID on a GAS ENGINE it can blow a hole through the piston
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I would check the fuel pressure and make sure it is within spec. On the vortec motors it might be hard to even make starting fluid work. there are not any open areas for the starting fluid to get inside the combustion chamber, because each cylinder has a fuel injetor stuffed into the only hole leading to each combustion chamber.
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