Trouble Shooting a 1989 Supra Turbo

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a pool of gas around the sparkplug???? need to fix that asap...or you will burn!
check the fuel rail for leaks around the line fittings. is it backfiring or missing? or both?
if it starts up, must be something simple...check plugs, wires, leaks, timing, ect. also about the timing...once i installed a cps 180deg out of phase. it would run but the timing was way out and it backfired alot.

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gas in the sparkplug well? Shit, you'd see it shooting a stream of fuel from the rail
over the intake cam cover if that were it. I bet it was poured in there to clean out
the oil in the center valley or the plug itself is loose and that cylinder isn't firing.

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Ok, I just pulled all the spark plug caps and looked and they ALL had a pool of gas OVER the top of the spark plug in that little hole. I just got the car yesterday… So I don’t think gas is shooting all over the place Cause it would reek of gas. But I soaked up ALL the gas and cleaned the plug areas took like 15 Paper towel squares. But I got it lol. But when I look down. I can see Gas in all of the piston chambers. Like if you shake the car you can c if sloshing around. And it does not look like clean gas at all……. He said it has been sitting for about a month.. But last I remember gas does not go bad that quick…. But I soaked up all the gas. And it smelt like gas, but it was not like an over powering smell of gas.. it smells like it is diluted with water.. or something… but the smell of gas last longer then a month.. so I don’t know. But I have some pics. Coming up in a little but I came inside to update you guys. Got to go take some pics. If I can find some batteries for the camera.

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OK here are the pics.

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make sure the cps is not 180 off, if it is it willbackfire and be very hard to start, sometimes u get lucky and it will start, but it will run like ass. also make sure the cams are right on. usually when it backfires it does mean u are getting spark and fuel, its just coming in and firing at the wrong time aka timing. double check and triple check it.

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Originally Posted by snowball
What do you think the next plan of attack should be....



clean everything FIRST! that'll make finding leaks and whatnot MUCH easier. start with your valve cover gaskets, hex head bolts, and new cove washers!

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I was planning on putting the plugs for 5 and 6 back in. and then fill that little area with water. And then suck it back out. And repeat that over and over because I cant get like a rag down there or anything to clean it. Or does anyone else have a better idea? And should I try to get the gas out of the piston chambers.. or just don’t worry about it…

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i used a shop vac with the long plastic tube extension. about 1.5 inces diameter. fits right thru the hole in the third cover and can suck all the stuff out of the cylinder bore and the valley at the same time. as for how the fuel got there... im not sure check everything for leaks, make sure the injector clips are on the right injectors. maybe you are flooding out on 5 and 6 because they are switched....in any case. and im serious here. make sure you take your time and find the problem with the fuel and definately clean all the fuel from the piston bore and the plug valley before you get cranking. it prolly wont crank with all that fuel in there anyway due to hydro lock. make sure the plug connectors are fully snapped onto the spark plugs. spark + fuel in the valley will surely burn your car to the ground.