Car cranks, but will not start

Tiny
KCARSON
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  • 1995 FORD TAURUS
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 110,000 MILES
I have a 1995 Ford Taurus Sedan with the 3.0L non-Flex fuel motor. One morning my fiance went to start the car and it would crank, but not start. I have fuel to the fuel rail (pushed the schrader pin with a screw driver, and got sprayed). I spoke with a local mechanic and he said it sounded like the Ignition module mounted on the side of the distributer, so I replaced it. Still will not start! As the mechanic and I talked the suspicions moved to the coil, I figured with the age of the car and the price of a coil, just replace it instead of testing. So, the coil is replaced, still the car does not start. There was talk of the pick up coil in the distributor, but I do not have the proper tools to replace this. Today I sprayed a little starter fluid in the intake and the car fired right up and ran for 2-3 seconds, then sputtered and died. This tells me that it is a fuel problem. I don't think it is the injectors, as that would be odd that they all go bad at once, or will one bad injector keep the car from starting? My first suspision is the computer that controls the fuel system, but I do not know which one that is as I have heard of on behind the glovebox and I have seen one under the plastic emissions label above the fan shroud. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Also the car has a small leak in the plastic fuel line that runs between the tank and the engine compartment, would air in the fuel line cause a problem like this?

Again any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Ken
Friday, August 12th, 2011 AT 3:50 PM

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Tiny
RASMATAZ
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Do you hear the fuel pump come on? If so check the fuel pressure with a fuel pressure tester if its within specs-Possible the injectors are not pulsing. If not on fuel pump-check inertia switch and fuel pump relay-Let me know
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Friday, August 12th, 2011 AT 3:59 PM
Tiny
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Thank you for the speedy response. Yes, I can hear the fuel pump and if I press in the test port with a screwdriver while the key is in the run postion it sprays out a lot of fuel over quite the distance. I do not have a gauge, but am going to try and grab one from Harbor Freight this weekend. I have already checked the inertia switch in the trunk, all is good there.
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Saturday, August 13th, 2011 AT 2:55 AM

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