# 1989 2.8L FI Celebrity Wagon - Intermittently Won't Start **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chevrolet\ **Created:** [November 14, 2011, 2:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1989-2-8l-fi-celebrity-wagon-intermittently-wont-start/69489 "2011-11-14T02:55:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ckmcdonald](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@ckmcdonald](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ckmcdonald)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 2:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1989-2-8l-fi-celebrity-wagon-intermittently-wont-start/69489/1 "2011-11-14T02:55:31Z")
Normally runs fine (for 190K miles) but occasionally won’t start. Turns over fine but make no attempt to start - like no fuel or spark. I’m guessing an electrical problem as it will start instantly and just fine a day or two later. Where to start looking for the problem? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 5:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1989-2-8l-fi-celebrity-wagon-intermittently-wont-start/69489/2 "2011-11-14T05:03:58Z")
Start by narrowing it down to either fuel or spark. The next time it happens if you shoot some starting fluid into the intake and that gets it to fire - even if just for a few seconds - then you need to troubleshoot fuel. If it doesn’t get it to fire use a spark tester or spare plug to check for spark. ---
**Author:** ![ckmcdonald](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@ckmcdonald](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ckmcdonald)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1989-2-8l-fi-celebrity-wagon-intermittently-wont-start/69489/3 "2011-11-14T17:16:42Z")
Thanks cigroller. Excuse my ignorance… does the starter fluid approach work on a fuel injected engine like it does on a carburetted one - just spray it in the air intake?