CA18det starting problem has FUEL SPARK HELP!!200sx engine

[2hearts]

HI I am i new member and wondering if the great people of rr could help???

If anyone could please help me I am stuck with my ca18det lets get the facts
Ca18det with a t28 on it but its in a non Nissan car engine was in when I got the car the engine is cranking and has good compression but doesn't start.

Has very strong spark
Timing is all good and tried to CAS
The vacuum hoses were off the cold start solenoid and the FPR is going straight in to the inlet manifold and the throttle body hoses have been blacked
Got fuel but seems that the plugs are pretty wet when removed after cranking ??
Aftermarket fuel pump fitted and stage 1 chip front mounted intercooler etc etc.
Only thing I can find is a broken wire to the coolant temp sensor witch I will repair tomorrow can this course it??
Can getting fresh fuel as the cars sat for 3/4 years with same fuel??
RUNS ON EASY START IF I KEEP SPRAYING THAT curse word IN THE THROTTLE BODY

please if anyone could give me some advice or pictures of vacuum system etcetc

[cobblers]

The fuel is probably dead, like you say.
I've had cars refuse to start or run on fuel under a year old, so I'd definitely start with that. Exactly the same symptoms as you. Fresh fuel and they ran fine.

I'm not sure what exactly has changed, but 10 year old fuel will run a car (if a bit poorly), then somewhere along the line something happened and now after a year it's lost all its usefulness and just wets the plugs without doing any exploding.

[2hearts]

Awesome thanks for your input I am at the end of my rope with it soon way home from work I will pick up some fuel I and see!! still I headache bloody thing

[welshpug]

unlikley its fuel IMO, its much more stable than yesteryear, had cars run on 4-5 year old fuel without issues.

broken wire on the temp sender will not help, I know a 205 will often not start with that disconnected.

[bobman]

early Nissan ecu's have a adjustable screw that makes the ecu or clocks flash a fault code(google it), the wire on the temp sensor is more then likely the culprit, probably thinks its -100 degrees and is fuelling for such

[nomad]

Hi, a few ideas & questions...

Have you ever heard the engine running or did you buy it as a non-runner/project? ("the seller said he had it running" doesn't count )
Drain the old fuel and put a couple of gallons of fresh in. Think about changing the fuel filter at same time.
It's good that it runs on easy-start, at least you know the sparks & timing are ok.

Maybe fit a fresh charged battery and use jumpleads from another car when you try to start it to get as much power as possible into the system.
Get it spinning with easy-start and use that to run for a while to draw the new fuel through?

Join SXOC and have a look through their CA18SET/S13 section, there's *lots* of very helpful & well informed folk on there. www.sxoc.com/vbb/forumdisplay.php?10-Technical-S13

Start a build thread on here, we like pics and might be able to help.

Hope you get it sorted, I've had a few S13's (CA18DET powered) - awesome machines when they're working!