Copperhead

Hey guys I just signed up. I got an 86 Pontiac Firebird and it won't start. I think I have narrowed the cause down to something electrical or the motor itself. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

Rocket 442

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Is it cranking over?

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Copperhead

Not really sure. It has been a while since i tried but I know for a fact there is no juice in the battery at all. I'm going to try and charge the battery a good bit and see if that helps. I hope it does

FirebirdPhil

Welcome!

What engine is it, and is it fuel injected or carb'd?

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Copperhead

It's fuel injected and I do believe its the 2.8 V6 automatic

strc09

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FirebirdPhil

Charge the battery tonight, try again in the morning. If it starts trying to start up keep at it for a few minutes. After not being started for a while older vehicles become very stubborn. If it atleast tries to start and if you can do this (it would garner some better advice) record it while trying to start it. Just being able to hear an exact sound of what a car is or isn't doing can be very helpful over the 'net.

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"What if I told you insane was working fifty hours a week in some office for fifty years at the end of which they tell you to piss off; ending up in some retirement village hoping to die before suffering the indignity of trying to make it to the toilet on time? Wouldn't you consider that to be insane?"
-Steve Buscemi as Garland Greene in Con Air

Copperhead

Well yeah and I just posted a thread in the General Discussion and it kinda describes this whole sitution a little better. How could i record it tryin to start and then put it on here?

FirebirdPhil

If you have a digital camera or can borrow one, just shoot a video of it and then upload it to photobucket. If you don't wanna spend all day on it uploading then just keep the video at or below 3 minutes. Or you can upload it to youtube.

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"What if I told you insane was working fifty hours a week in some office for fifty years at the end of which they tell you to piss off; ending up in some retirement village hoping to die before suffering the indignity of trying to make it to the toilet on time? Wouldn't you consider that to be insane?"
-Steve Buscemi as Garland Greene in Con Air

Copperhead

Alright sounds good.
I'll do my best to get the video up tomorrow but no promises but definatly some pictures of this beast. I'll post them in the Project Revival Thread