i got a 93 taurus, 3.0 GL... for the past two weeks i had a problem with it starting... i recently replace the lock in the ignition and thought that might be the problem.. its like this: the car will start up and run fine.... go to store and then come right out(about 3 minutes) and it will crank, crank, crank, very strong crank, so the battery is good, but it will not start up... i checked the power to the coil and its at 12 volts with the key in run is it know or kinda know its not the new switch(i never messed with the ignition switch, just the lock)... i then take the timing light and put it to the coil wire from the coil to the dist. cap.. got light(so i get high power), do the same to each spark plug wire and get the same so it seems that it is not electrical related... i figure its probably fuel related and think that the injectors are sticking open (well at least one) and i have to wait for the gas that is still pouring out of the injector to evaporate to get the car to start... does this sound right???and if so how do you test the injectors without any special equip. to see which one is leaking or not turning off????? thanks for a reply....
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19 years ago