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I finished putting all the pieces of my '88 S together today. The thing won't start though. Not sure why (thought I have wiring harness on properly). At present when I turn the key the starter turns the motor and I get puffs of air from the cylinders when the spark plugs are removed. The fuel pump is also pressurizing the fuel system (which I initially realized when I forgot to remove the fuel pump fuse and didn't sufficiently tighten the banjo fittings at the fuel rail).
The motor won't catch though. When I turn the key the motor chugs, but combustion won't catch. I pulled one of the plugs, pulled the fuel pump fuse and then grounded the spark plug threads on the head (the front lifting hook actually) and didn't see a spark when a friend turned the key.
I'm sure there are many reasons why this happened - what's your guess? The signal wire attached to the distributor comes off the main (fuel injector) harness right? One of the AIC vacuum hoses is crimped pretty badly (new ones from andrews later this week) - could that be the cause? The main grounds (body, battery, and transmission chain drive) are attached. Supplementary grounds (alternator to body and engine, main wiring harness to front lifing hook) seem to be attached.
I really thought that had I hooked up the wiring harness improperly I would have blown at least one fuse, but as of yet I havn't blown a single fuse.
So what did I do incorrectly? If it weren't for the position of the stupid sun (below the horizon at present) I'd still be trouble-shooting.
NT
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