Chevrolet/Chevy Lumina won't start
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My wife has a 1991 Chev. Lumina, 3.1 F1 Multi-Port. One day she went to the store and car ran fine. The next day, the car won't fire up. There is plenty of battery/crank and it appears the engine is getting gas. Can you help and please be specific, I'm a cracker-jack mechanic.
Someone suggested the coils. Can you tell if only 1 is bad or do you have to replace all 3, if in fact that's what you may suggest.
Thanks again, you guys are usually right on the money.....Mike O.
hi
the only thing that i can think of is the map sensor
as that is what it will do when it goes. or a computor should be pluged into it so it can tell you what it is that is wrong.or what is going on with it.I really do older cars but as far as i know when you have the trouble that you are having it is the sensor most of the time.and as far as the coils i think that i would go for all 3 also.
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Roger J.M. Warrington
Expertise
I can help you with most standard type things from 1955 chevys up to around 1975 (1975)>> chevys in differnt areas. engine work heads-cams-trannys-drive train-brakes-some elect. dos and donts. PS UP TO 1975 !! !!!!!!!!!!! I will try with any others after that date. state up to 1975 but I still get 2006-007 etc. I guess you do not read this far ! !
Experience
All i can remember growing up is working on cars and making them loud and fast , and when i started to make money i would sink all of it into my cars so i could get them to go faster and look great. what else is there !I would love a challange to trouble shoot, as it is fun finding what is wrong when all others can not .ON the older cars not past 1975s , etc. so please I will try to help with the newer cars but do not grade me bad if I can not help your 2006 car.etc.
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