1992 Toyota Corolla car fail to start

1992 TOYOTA COROLLA
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1992 Toyota Corolla 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Manual

hi yhanks a lot. my car still fail to start after running. then i try many times and push hard on accelerator. it starts. backfires ,knock and then become normal.
while canking i smell petrol from the exhaust.
my mechanic wants to change all engine wire . coolant sensor was faulty but now after erasing there is no code.
can it be also a problem of shime and untuned valves.
next time my mechanic wants to tune the shimes also.
Feb 5, 2009 at 6:23 AM
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