probblem: 92 maxima, i just changed the fuel pump, battery, plugs, fuel fliter. i did all this cause the car had died on my friend 3 days agao. im doing the work omn a hill so the gas in the tank would get to the pump better. but she wont start now.should i put her on level ground or is there something else i should check. it cranks but it just wont kick over. time is of the essence i deploy wedensday. SO SERIOUS ANSWERS ONLY!! thank you your help is apprecieated.

 

Did you check and make sure the fuel pump is acutally pumping? Disconnect the fuel line under the hood (into a container), turn the key and see if any fuel pours out.

 

Also, check the fuel pump fuse. In the fuse block, it's the upper right fuse (15 amp). You say that you've got a 92 Max, but is it a GXE or SE?

 

its a 92 se dohc. did the fuses

 

that is something i didnt do. where is the line located?

 

disconnect the line going into the fuel filter from the tank.

 

edit:

turn the key and listen for the pump, u should be able to hear it, if it is working.

 

its a huuming sound right?

 

I think the first thing to do is find out if you have fuel and/or spark. These are the main two items that make a car quit. You can asertain fuel from an inspection of the throttle throat after cranking for a while. Open the butterfly, does it reek of raw fuel? ( don't smoke when doing this or you'll be deployed farther than you intended) If it just smells, but doesn't reek or isn't wet you're not getting fuel. Remove an ignitor, hold it with rubber gloves or a thick cloth, put a nail or something conductive into the contact on bottom of the ingnitor, without damaging the ignitor, hold it NEAR the block and have someone crank the car. Do you get a hot spark jumping? If not your ignition system is the culpret. After you ascertain this you can then work your way down the offending system and find the weakest link. Luckily it isn't an intermitant problem.

Maybe you've done this already, but I thought I'd toss in my two cents.

'92 SE