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washed car, sprayed motor, wont start

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U2SLO450

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Well, today i cleaned and washed my car because i wanted it took look nice for a memorial run that we are having tommorrow morn at 10 o clock.
(its for one of my best friends that was killed last march by a drunk driver, he loved to ride his gsxr1000 and he also previeously owned 3 5.0s) Anyways i sprayed the motor off good then when i went to start it it idled real lopey and then it just steamed out a little. Now it turns over but it wont start. I just finshed working on it about an hour ago and i cant get it to start. I'm going to try it when i get up this morning and see if it will start before i have to leave,(i may have to drive my other mustang:SNSign:
 

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did u cover the distributor cap when u sprayed it? try gettin that dry maybe moisture buildup
 

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no i didn't think about covering the distributor up but i did try to dry it out some with a hairdryer and then i sprayed a little bit of wd40 into it but it still never started, just turned over.
 

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is there spark comming from the coil?mabye the icm was damaged by the water.i dont think that wd40 was a good idea,isnt it a lubricant?
 

HISSIN50

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Another vote for water in the cap or affecting the PIP. Keep drying it. Also dry the coil out.

If still no-go, see if you have spark. If you do, we're wrong and it's another issue.

Good luck.
 

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cap+moisture=turn over but no start. Dry it out with a rag.
 
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