Recent content by Chuckthetom

Solved! It was the crankshaft position sensor. I wrote a longer post about it at the bottom of this thread. Thanks everyone for your input.

Problem solved! Crankshaft position sensor. It would usually start with starter fluid so I ruled out it being a spark issue. Finally hooked up a spark plug tester on it when it was acting up to find that when it wasn’t starting I was also not getting spark. That lead me to a post about how...

Update and not solved. Problem continues. Update. When it won’t start, I spray a little starter fluid into the intake and it’ll start up with a little hesitation but then runs great. Per your guys’ recommendation, thank you. I hooked up a rubber tube to the top of the intake through the vacuum...

Thank you guys. I really appreciate it. Probably won’t mess with it again for a couple days. I’ll try these things and let you know what happens. It’s my secondary car so I’m not without a vehicle right now thankfully.

I will try spraying the starter fluid into the intake. Is this a two person job? One needs to be cranking it while one sprays the starter fluid I imagine. Thank you.

Hi Driller, I believe I have tried it a few times. I've tried many combinations of pressing the gas pedal all the way down or pumping it. I can hear the fuel pump engage when I turn the key on. It doesn't seem to even try starting when the engine is warm (it cranks great though). I do have the...

Hello all, I’ve been stumped on my 96 Mark VIII randomly not starting when the engine Is warm. It drives great, but when I turn it off it and it sits for 10 minutes it won’t start again. Cranks great, but does not try to start. After an hour or so it’ll start right up and run great again. I...