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Car won't start!! please help 1800 1972

posted by  drpeter on  Mon Jun 2 04:22 CST 2003
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The other day I took my '72 1800e out for a spin. I filled it up with gas and when I went to start the car after doing so, and it wouldn't start (yes, I had to get it towed, and NO, AAA wouldn't send a flatbed). It's not the battery and it is getting spark. The engine has been running fine since I bought the car last June except that there was sometimes a hesitation/bucking somewhere arond 2500 revs and it always took a lot of cranking to start the engine unless it was already warm, sometimes as long as 15-20 seconds. There is also a faint smell of gas in the car and especially in the trunk. Aside from the odor, I thought that these problems were FI related, but I never really bothered to try to fix it.

Any help would be much appreciated

Thank You

Peter

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1972 1800 E, 4 spd w/od, 200 series turbo alloys; 1990 245 5 speed, vx cam, ipd exhaust, 200 turbo wheels,






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