1996 Chevy Corsica cranks but won't start

1996 CHEVROLET CORSICA
150,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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KEVINKELL
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the car cranks and won't start. i sprayed fuel into the throttle body, nothing happened, i checked for spark and it has got good spark. fuel pump turns on. the battery is good and clean. all fuses are good. i don't suspect the timing chain because the car ran fine, then it was parked then all of a sudden wouldn't start. please help me out and what could the problem be?
Mar 19, 2008 at 2:09 AM
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RASMATAZ
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the car cranks and won't start. i sprayed fuel into the throttle body, nothing happened, i checked for spark and it has got good spark-

Priming it won't make it kick-good spark, timing chain intact-fuel pressure unknown-but should fire up when primed-

Check the engine's compression and report back
Mar 19, 2008 at 5:03 AM
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LEGITIMATE007
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getting fuel ? check fuel pressure regulator
Mar 20, 2008 at 11:51 AM
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KEVINKELL
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i checked the compression on the cylinders and it pulled 90 psi. what does that mean?
Mar 22, 2008 at 6:57 PM
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MASTERTECHTIM
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are they all 90? that is real low. did you check spark on all 4 cylinders?
Mar 22, 2008 at 7:07 PM
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