# 97 chevrolet astro conversion

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-chevrolet-astro-conversion/36485>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** van, astro, chevrolet, start\
**Created:** [September 11, 2009, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-chevrolet-astro-conversion/36485 "2009-09-11T23:02:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Redcat5064](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@Redcat5064](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Redcat5064)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-chevrolet-astro-conversion/36485/1 "2009-09-11T23:02:43Z")

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The van is getting spark and fuel the timing was set it just won’t start

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-chevrolet-astro-conversion/36485/2 "2009-09-11T23:22:51Z")

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Compression?

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**Author:** ![Redcat5064](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@Redcat5064](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Redcat5064)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 11:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-chevrolet-astro-conversion/36485/3 "2009-09-11T23:42:56Z")

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As far as I know the tech cannot check that w/o the car running

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**Author:** ![Redcat5064](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@Redcat5064](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Redcat5064)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-chevrolet-astro-conversion/36485/4 "2009-09-11T23:46:10Z")

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My son says it has compression

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 1:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-chevrolet-astro-conversion/36485/5 "2009-09-12T01:06:09Z")

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Getting fuel where though? Does the vehicle actually have proper fuel pressure at the fuel rail and if so, is fuel actually going through the fuel injectors into the cylinders?

Squirt some carb cleaner into the intake and try to start it. If it runs for a few seconds then the van has a fuel delivery problem and will require a bit more of a diagnosis.