spark looked healthy to me... everything is new... do you think i should test every cylinder? Is it possible that it's a timing component or the fuel injectors? It's gotta be spark or fuel since the air system is so basic

 

Yeah, hard for air to get screwed up.

Were you getting injector pulse when it wouldn't start? Have you checked fuel pressure?

 

not positive how to test the injectors. checked the fuel pressure at the fuel rail

 

Need a noid light to see if you are getting injector pulse.

Did you check fuel pressure with a gauge?

 

I do not have a noid light.. is there another way to test? I still keep going back to timing. Pcm or crank position sensor. Is there a way to test either one? I had trouble the past couple times i tried my scan tool with getting it to link. Would that be pcm related?

 

Could be. I am going to state the obvious, are you sure you have good gas? I filled up at a local BP a few years ago in my 86 Ram stuck and ran fine until I started to climb a hill. It lost power and tried to die (I would push in the clutch and rev it) didn't stop until I put Sheetz gas in.

 

great question gas should be fine.... i put maybe a gallon (half tank in there already) of old gas in a gas tank. Also... my battery terminal came loose during a snow storm idk if that would cause a surge bc it re connected quick....

 

well friends.... After all the tests I could possibly test... It was BAD GAS!!!!

I never had this issue in my life... Bad luck I suppose... It's not common but I didn't want to leave this open ended

 

I think you are the second person this week to experience that......

 

haha... it's unbelievable. Spent a lot of time making sure everything else was good first lol.