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Raydar JAN 20, 08:32 PM

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Originally posted by damittron:

I would love to find a scan tool, any recommendations? I have replaced the IAT sensor, but not the EGR solenoid. No fuse problems, I even replaced every one of them just because the car had been sitting for so long, figured they might have some corrosion or some cracks that weren't visable...to my old ass eyes!



I have an Auto-X-Ray 6000. It does OBD1 (like our Fieros) and OBD2 (most anything 1996 and newer.)
They are available from time to time on eBay.
The company is out of business, so they are no longer supported, however.

If you have a laptop and cable, you can download WinALDL. I don't know if anyone is still making the cable. You can make one yourself, if you're handy with a soldering iron.
http://winaldl.joby.se/
Dennis LaGrua JAN 20, 08:41 PM
If the car sat a while, did you drain all of the old gas out of the tank before putting in fresh gas? Old gas can gum up everything.

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damittron JAN 20, 08:47 PM

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Originally posted by Dennis LaGrua:

If the car sat a while, did you drain all of the old gas out of the tank before putting in fresh gas? Old gas can gum up everything.




Yep, that was actually where I started. Drained the tank, cleaned it, put in new fuel pump and sending unit.
damittron JAN 20, 08:52 PM
Just to be clear, I have fuel and spark, so it seems I am missing timing. I just ordered a new distributor for it, and will be setting the timing on it next week some time. I will update once I have installed the new distro and set timing.

D.
damittron JAN 20, 09:11 PM

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Originally posted by Raydar:


I have an Auto-X-Ray 6000. It does OBD1 (like our Fieros) and OBD2 (most anything 1996 and newer.)
They are available from time to time on eBay.
The company is out of business, so they are no longer supported, however.

If you have a laptop and cable, you can download WinALDL. I don't know if anyone is still making the cable. You can make one yourself, if you're handy with a soldering iron.
http://winaldl.joby.se/




Found one on eBay, thanks a ton for the info!

D.

Raydar JAN 21, 07:22 AM

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Originally posted by damittron:
Found one on eBay, thanks a ton for the info!

D.


There are a ton of cables that are supposed to come with that thing. Make sure it at least has a GM OBD1 cable, and the regular OBD2 cable. The other cables are (I believe) Ford-specific, and some sort of OBD1.5 (looks like OBD2, but has a blue headshell.)
You might have a hard time sourcing them elsewhere.

damittron JAN 21, 08:34 AM

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Originally posted by Raydar:

There are a ton of cables that are supposed to come with that thing. Make sure it at least has a GM OBD1 cable, and the regular OBD2 cable. The other cables are (I believe) Ford-specific, and some sort of OBD1.5 (looks like OBD2, but has a blue headshell.)
You might have a hard time sourcing them elsewhere.



Yep, I figured they would be hard to come by, so I found one that has the GM, Ford and OBD1.5 blue interface. It has 8 cables total. One of them is a old style serial interface. Should be good to go.
edfiero JAN 22, 01:26 PM
It doesn't take the timing being off by very much to cause it not to start.
Make sure the timing is spot on before you throw any more parts at this thing.

Almost sounds like you are down to the ECU if its not the timing.
damittron JAN 22, 04:11 PM

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Originally posted by edfiero:

It doesn't take the timing being off by very much to cause it not to start.
Make sure the timing is spot on before you throw any more parts at this thing.

Almost sounds like you are down to the ECU if its not the timing.



My thoughts precisely.
edfiero JAN 29, 03:48 PM
So did you get her started?

(Drives me crazy to see these threads and then never find out what the problem was.)