# Miata won't start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/miata-wont-start/31945>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** starting, ignition, gasoline\
**Created:** [June 16, 2009, 4:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/miata-wont-start/31945 "2009-06-16T04:08:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![RWD\_only](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85e7bf/32.png) [@RWD\_only](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RWD_only)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2009, 4:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/miata-wont-start/31945/1 "2009-06-16T04:08:43Z")

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I have a 1994 mazda miata and currently the car will not start but will turn over. I am getting spark in all four cylinders and am receiving fuel in most of them, two for sure probably three. Spark plug 1 was not covered in fuel like the rest. timing appears to be correct but, I do not have a timing light to be certain. In the interest of full disclosure the car has indvidual throttle bodies and a piggyback computer. I do have the ability to adjust the idle screws for all four TBs.  
  
  
  
 This afternoon when I first went to start the car it sputtered to life but wouldn’t rev at all, even at WOT and quickly died. Feel free to ask me any questions.

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**Author:** ![hd72mm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9fc29f/32.png) [@hd72mm](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hd72mm)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2009, 7:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/miata-wont-start/31945/2 "2009-06-16T07:14:31Z")

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I would take intake off at throttle body and give it a squirt of starting fluid.  
If it starts check fuel pressure, if ok check injectors