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Help! My 2.3 Na Just Died!!!!!

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Jquintel

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Ok, drove about a hour and half to my gf's parents to spend the weekend there, filled the car up with gas, got to plymouth (1+1/2 away) everything has been fine.... Today, woke up, left to go to walmart drove about 2 minutes and the car lost all power, died right in the middle of the road. pulled into the nearest driveway, had my g/f try and jump start my car.. notta, so pulled it back to my gf's driveway, we've changed the ignition module, the coil pack... the fuel pump turns on when the key is turned on, so i know fuel is getting there... the car turns over, but won't start, so i took one of the boot's off of my spark plugs and put it on my valve cover, tried starting it up, and got spark, so i know that's not the problem,.... so i need help, anybody!!!!! i need my car running before monday, so any help is greatly appreciated!
 

Dr_EluSivE

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check your timing belt. It may have snapped.

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Dr_EluSivE said:
check your timing belt. It may have snapped.

Dr.
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I agree... pull the little rubber plug out of your timing cover and see if you can move the belt around. It's an easy fix and you should have your car running by Monday if it is broken.
 

Red_LX

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If the timing belt snapped, he wouldn't be getting spark, guys. It might have jumped a couple teeth though.
 

Dr_EluSivE

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actually he would, the 93 is DIS which reads off the crank, and the crank still turns.. so you do actually still get spark, i had this problem once when the belt didnt break, but stripped all the teeth off, Visual inspection looked fine, but when cranked the belt didnt move... it was tough to figure out with one person.

Dr.
 

Red_LX

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Ah, didn't even notice it was a '93. oops!
 

Jquintel

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It was the timing belt, sucked major co-hone's cause i had to do it in my gf's parents driveway, and my timing is a lil off now, but made the trip back home till i can get it reset....
 

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Just be glad it wasn't a front driver, and ESPECIALLY be glad it wasn't an interference engine!
 

Jquintel

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Red_LX said:
Just be glad it wasn't a front driver, and ESPECIALLY be glad it wasn't an interference engine!
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but on the bright side, my gf's dad had a friend come out and check out my car cause he works on mustangs, and just so happened to have 2 turbo coupes that he doesnt want :woot:
 
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89projectstang

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heh thats awesome! maybe you can get one of em
 

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lol i wish i had one
 
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