I have 1991 camaro 350 tpi the car just started backfireing then stalled now it wont start at all help please

 

you have quite possibly jumped time. the culprit would be a worn out camshaft gear and a stretched chain. i would rule out other possibilities, check and see if your still firing and if it is getting fuel. sick

 

the car has only 66938 on the clock

 

the car is 15 years old with only 67K ? are you sure it hasn't rolled over once? 167k sounds more like it. either way ... if the car has been driven hard it could still have jumped time. like i said tho ... you need to rule out a couple of other things. make sure it is getting fuel and fire. if you find that its not getting one of the two it probably hasn't jumped time but, if your getting fire and fuel and it still won't crank, i would bet my bottom dollar it jumped time. there is cases where cars will back fire then die and it not be out of time. i just gave you the most logical reason. without being there and knowing the vehicle and being able to hear it for myself. it's gonna be hard to give you a definate answer of what kind of problem you have.

 

the car has 66938 my mother was the orginal owner she passed away last year she only drove the car back an forth to the supermarket and the mall i guess ill start with the coil and work my way down

 

i would make a simple start. pull a plug. insert it back into the wire. ground the tip against the exhaust manifold and spin it over to see if it fires. if it doesn't it's one of three things. ignition coil, pickup coil, or the ignition module. if it does ... unhook the supply fuel line and turn the key on to prime the pump if fuel comes out reconnect. if your getting fuel and fire remove the number one plug turn the engine manually with a pull bar and socket on the harmonic balancer til you get number one up on the compression stroke. you can do this easily by resting a plastic straw in the spark plug hole ( don't lose the straw )and watch for movement. ( i use a screwdriver but you have to becareful when using metal objects in the cylinders ). you just want to make sure it is top dead center of the compression stroke. remove the distributor cap and see if the rotor is pointing to the number 1 wire. if not turn the engine over til the piston comes up again and check for rotor position to make sure you was on the compression and not the exhaust stroke. if the rotor doesn't point to the number 1 wire it is out of time. sick

 

thanks i replaced the coil and she started right up THANK YOU