Did you knock any of the fuel injectors(or injector wires) out of place? Check your timeing, if your distributer was loose when you changed the cap & roter, then your timeing could have been thrown way off. --- Jonathan Minor <malletslinger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Pop the cap off and make shure none of the metal > pins > that make contack with the rotor are twisted/turned > slightly.(Sometimes when caps are made, the metal > pins > slip before they are secure in the plastic that > makes > the cap.) Also, it is possible that one or more of > your new wires are faulty. Does some one on this > list > know how to check for that? > Hope this helps. > > --- sweetp01569 <paul.sweet@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hello everyone, > > > > I just finished changing my water pump, hoses, > > Valley of Death clean- > > up, spark plugs, wires, cap, rotor. When I tried > to > > start the car > > this morning, it turned over, started briefly for > a > > couple of > > seconds, revved to around 1100 rpms, then quickly > > died! On another > > attempt, I tried playing with the gas pedal to > keep > > it running when > > it started. I managed a few more seconds, but > > nothing steady. As > > soon as my foot releases the pedal, it dies. > > > > I believed I was very thorough with the spark plug > > and cap wire > > order, fuel line assembly, etc. Could I have > > knocked some idle > > adjustment out of whack when I removed the > throttle > > cable spool? > > Where should I start to get the car running again? > > > > > Before I did this work, the car purred like a > > kitten, but wanted to > > change plugs, wires, and water pump for > preventative > > maintenance. I > > didn't know how old the plugs and wires were. > > > > Any advice would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Paul > > Vin 10944 To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/