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Subject:still not starting..
From:Anthony Hecht
Date:Wed, 19 Mar 2003 17:18:00 -0500

It's been a long couple of days..

So, I have oil pressure, I have a new coil. The wires are sparking. The
engine isn't starting.

I've taken the plugs out, disconnected hoses from the intake air distributor
to let it dry out, disabled the cold start valve, everything I could think
of, it just won't fire.

Before the CSV was disconnected, it was sort of sputtering, but more like
backfiring. To the point that it blew one of the intake pipe boots off the
pipe. White smoke from the exhaust, and from the intake distributor when it
backfires, but nothing more.

If any of you very knowledgeable people can suggest some more things to try,
I'm all ears (eyes). I'm starting to run out of ideas.

Thanks,
Anthony
'80 Camper "Badunkadunk"
http://travelinvan.com