1993 Buick Park Avenue car will not idle

POPS64

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1993 BUICK PARK AVENUE
6 CYL
FWD
AUTOMATIC
162,000 MILES

I try to start engine, and it won't run. It is getting gas, it is getting fire. It tries to run, but it acts like
when an engine has a choke and it won't idle.

Saturday, January 9th, 2010 AT 10:08 AM

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JDL

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Welcome to the forum, how long since a tune-up? Use a gage and check fuel pressure. Some of the national brand autostores used to loan-out fuel pressure gages. You can call and ask.

Any trouble codes? Take the throttle-body off and clean it.

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Saturday, January 9th, 2010 AT 10:32 AM

POPS64

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I just put new plugs in it. I also put a module in it
because it had no fire, it had been sitting up for
about two years. It has 13 lbs of fuel pressure.
It doesn't have any trouble codes that I know of,
the check engine light is not on. Of course I didn't
put a scanner on it though. I'm going to pull the trottle body off and clean it, that might be the problem, I didn't think of that. I still would like some more input though. Thanks. Pops.

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Saturday, January 9th, 2010 AT 10:50 AM

JDL

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Hi, fuel pressure should be 40--47 psi. You can change the fuel filter, make sure there is no pressure on the system before taking anything loose. Check for good voltage and ground at the pump.

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Saturday, January 9th, 2010 AT 12:34 PM