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garyj19 · Joined: 04 Sep 2005 Posts: 226 Location: Connecticut

IT STARTED TODAY! i tried yesterday, and nothing. not even a "hey gary, i want to start, but theres one little thing wrong". it was a " NO IM NOT GONNA START TODAY" soo i took off the exhaust pipe (my dad thought something was in it, causing it to not let the exhaust out) soo, i tried again today, and it fired riight up (without a pipe on it, sounding meannn). im excited. first time its ran since about june last year!

just wanted to let you guys know.
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Khal · Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 12:02 pm Post subject:

Some punk kid stuffed a spud in your exhaust pipe, perhaps?

(or if they're really mean, expanding sealing foam...)
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Ozzie · Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:24 pm Post subject:

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garyj19 · Joined: 04 Sep 2005 Posts: 226 Location: Connecticut

thanks guys. actualy... there was nothing in my pipe... im confused now. what else could it be? im gonna try again with the pipe on. ill keep you guys updated.
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Khal · Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 1:51 am Post subject:

Well, if all you did was to remove the exhaust pipe, and that was the difference between starting and not starting, then it sure appears you've got a blocked exhaust pipe!

If you put it back on and it won't start again, I'd say that pretty much confirms it...
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garyj19 · Joined: 04 Sep 2005 Posts: 226 Location: Connecticut

actually. heres another thing, my car had 2 grounds- the body ground and the engine ground. my dad only had one of the grounds connected to the battery, and then he conected BOTH grounds to the battery, and it fired up, another thing he JUST told me. haha.
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Keaton · Joined: 02 Jan 2006 Posts: 261 Location: 85202

that car is giving me a hard on!! i need that car

Paul · Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:57 am Post subject:

I hope your clutch cable doesn't snap soon. (if the engine to body ground was not in place, sometimes the engine tries to use the clutch cable as a ground.)
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garyj19 · Joined: 04 Sep 2005 Posts: 226 Location: Connecticut

hmm.. i guess its something to think about.
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