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98 SVT not starting

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Blackstallion00

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So last fall my svt started acting up. It wouldn't start (rolling over but not firing) so i would let it sit for an hour or so and then it would start right up. At first it did it to me only once in a great while (every few weeks or so). But towards the end of the winter it stared happening more and more. Until finally one day after work i went to the gas station and got gas, when i went to start it at the gas station it didn't want to start for me but after 10 minuets trying i got it to start, drove it home, and parked it. A couple hours later i went to leave and it wouldn't start and hasn't started since.

So far ive replaced the battery, the spark plugs, and the coil pack but still no luck

the reason i chose to replace these things is because lately when ive been trying to start it i have sprayed starter fluid into the intake (minding the MAF sensor) but still no firing. If the car is getting air and fuel wouldn't it at least fire up for a second? this had made me believe its something in the ignition system. I really need some help on this because the car is not in a good spot to be picked up and towed away to the mechanic! Thanks
 
This sounds like a fuel pump to me.

Did you test a spark plug to see if it is actually sparking? Typically you can't get enough starter fluid in the combustion chambers, I know I have tried it and it doesn't work on a modern car engine.
 
Hows the ground on your starter? Double check all the electrical terminal nuts on it. They could be loose. Like he^ said also, make sure your fuel pump is priming. If you've checked the other stuff as you said u have, then the culprit should be one of the two just outlined.
 
The fuel pump is priming. I checked to see if it was getting spark at all, it wasn't. although im not entirely confident in the ground i used for the plug. I put the plug on a bolt attaching the motor mount to the frame. Is this a sufficient ground? I will look into the starter tonight and post back
 
Blackstallion00 said:
The fuel pump is priming. I checked to see if it was getting spark at all, it wasn't. although im not entirely confident in the ground i used for the plug. I put the plug on a bolt attaching the motor mount to the frame. Is this a sufficient ground? I will look into the starter tonight and post back
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Yes, that is sufficient ground contact.
 
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