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Old 07-03-2008, 08:22 AM
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I own a 92 Talon Tsi, Recently It has been sitting in my street due to gas prices being so high. Every week I used to cut it on and let it run for a little bit to keep the fluids from going bad. The past few weeks I have not let it run (beacuse I have been busy) and I went to go an cut it on the other day and It would not cut on. It starts for about 3 secs and dies. It turns but doesnt fire. I replaced the spark plugs because the old ones looked really bad I adjusted them to the factory specifications, and that didnt work. I dont know what the problem is, prob cause Im retarded and its something simple, so if you can help that would be great.
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Old 07-03-2008, 10:30 AM
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It does have gas right? Check for the basics first, like the fuses and the fuel pump relay.
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Old 07-03-2008, 11:10 AM
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Check pump, and coils/wires... come back when that is done and we can go from there.
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Old 07-03-2008, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by importfanatic
It does have gas right? Check for the basics first, like the fuses and the fuel pump relay.
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Old 07-03-2008, 11:24 AM
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shame on you for letting a dsm sit.....tisk tisk....gas is no reason to ruin a perfectly good dsm but +1 on importfanatic statement
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Old 07-03-2008, 11:27 AM
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stay outta boost and you 'should' be just fine!
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Old 07-06-2008, 01:16 PM
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Make sure your battery isn't weak.
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Old 07-06-2008, 02:15 PM
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does it actually fire and then cut off or just not start? I'm puzzled as to why gas prices would make you park it in the first place, as a properly running DSM does not get bad gas mileage at all. You riding a bicycle instead or something?
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Old 02-14-2010, 07:32 PM
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the problem was the tps had shifted so it wasn't in the right place to stay on... but i fixed that... you can see it when i get it fixed this week...
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