Help! Broke down in Ohio!

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7river
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Help! Broke down in Ohio!

Postby 7river » Sat Aug 15, 2015 7:59 am

I have a 99 pathfinder
Was driving from Upper Peninsula Mi to Catskill Mtns of NY.
Noticed idle was rough, then felt like miss.
500 miles into trip just lost power and died.
Had towed to father-n-laws by Toledo.

This is what I did
Checked spark out of cap w/ spark tester
Got spark all cylinders. Did not seem super strong, not sure what it should be.
Distributor was replaced not long ago by previous owner.

Broke fuel line free by manifold and fuel sprayed out.
Can hear pump come on and sounds like fuel spraying in tank?

Cranked engine w/ pedal to floor and spray start fluid in air box.

nothing

Any advice would be great.
I am stuck and broke. Need to feed my kids.
Thanks for reading


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Postby smj999smj » Sat Aug 15, 2015 8:25 pm

Well, since it didn't start on starting fluid, that eliminates a fuel delivery issue. I would pull the plugs and make sure they are not fouled. I would also do a compression test. Do you know how long it's been since the timing belt was replaced?

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Postby fleurys » Sat Aug 15, 2015 8:27 pm

I would say low battery (that came after your alternator died)... did you check the voltage ?

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Postby 7river » Sun Aug 16, 2015 4:55 pm

Timing belt within 50K
Checked timing ok
pulled one plug good
tried starting w/ jump from truck, turns fast no go
checked CPS
replaced cap and button

changing rotor tomorrow. otherwise I need to abandon it and take bus home :(


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