quote Originally posted by 85FieroFL: Where do i spray the starting fluid? And how would i know which is the problem?

This will take two people. One in the car and one at the engine. You have to take the air intake off so you can squirt it into the throttle body directly. Use short squirts after it is started when it starts to die. The person inside the car needs to either have the throttle at idle or close to it.

Have a fire extinguisher handy. Anytime you have the air intake of your engine open there is a slight chance of a backfire.

If you can keep the engine running on starting fluid, your problem is with the fuel delivery system (ECM, signal to the ECM, fuel pump, injectors ect) If even with starting fluid you can't keep the engine running, then the ignition components would be the prime suspect.



Do not rev the piss out of it like these idiots do. It is much more likely to backfire if you do.

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Ok so this morning i tried keeping it on with starting fluid, and nothing. Kept shutting off. What does that mean? What now?

I have read all through this thread, and it looks more like the ICM. You said it was a new distributor, but it can still be bad. I would remove the ICM and take it and have it tested. Most chain auto parts stores have equipment to test them and will do it for free.

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If you do have your icm tested, be sure they test it a few times in a row. Sometimes I have found the icm will pass the test a couple of times then suddenly not pass. This can save you some headaches.

So i called my local Autozone and my local Advance auto parts and they both do not test ICM's. So what now? Do i just buy a new ICM?

Both Advance and Autozone test them here for free...I think you just have lazy salesclerks. You do have to remove it and take it in. I also second the repeat several times. Usually it has to be hot before it fails. Ive had lots that tested fine but quit in the car when it got hot. Now I drive the car to the store and remove it there so its still hot. I assume that by r epeating the test several times, it gets hot enough.

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Took my ICM to Autozone, tested it i think 11 or 12 times, it did get hot and it passed everytime. I have bought the coil to ICM wire from the Fiero store. And it still doesn't stay on. I have ordered the 4 prong connector for the ICM but it takes forever from Autozone. So whats next you guys? Wait for that last connector and go form there?

If you can't run your car on starting fluid, you have an ignition issue. You have all new parts in the primary ignition, so it's going to be something like a bad connection or a bad new part, which is difficult to determine. It is possible that your new ignition coil is faulty also.