Oldsmobile/Buick Repair: 87 Buick Riv intermittent starting problem, buick riviera, little squirt

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Hi Pete it is Luanne again!! I checked the connections from the steering column and made sure they were tight and the car still does not start on its own. I have taken some parts off another car I have and put them on my riv to see if they were the culprits or not. I changed the coil pack and the MAF sensor and still no go. There is fuel at the test port but is there any way to judge if it is the correct pressure without a tester? Is there a way to test the TPS or the CPS in a simple manner? I wish you lived near me so I could bring my car to your shop!!Also...I don't know if this is bad for my engine or not but if I put a little squirt of starter fluid in that big tube where the MAF is the car fires up. I am really getting fed up with this but it is my only car and I am short on cash right now so I really , really appreciate your trying to help me out this way. Do you have anymore suggestions for me to try?

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Hi again!!I have a 1987 buick riviera t type with the 3.8 litre 6 cylinder engine. My problem is that most of the time the car will not start. It cranks very strongly but does not fire up. I have changed the fuel filter , checked for spark and the fuel pump is working. When the car does start up it runs great with no sluggishness or skipping.It does not seem to matter whether the car is cold or hot.This problem just developed after repairing the steering column. This is getting very frustrating and any advice would be most appreciated. Thank You!
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hello luanne
check where the engt plugs in to colluim it sounds like a louse cont. good luck to you hun and you need more help you let me know will be glad to help you pete

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hello luanne
this is weried it should bring up the gas fromm the this is in the fuel geting up to the throltle body that vould be the problem or it could be carb. and i would take off the gas line and turn the key to see what kind of flow of gas you are geting i will help you on this i do wish you could bring it to my shop i would do a diagnostic test to see what is going on first . and i would also watch the price i am in new york. good luck to you hun and let me know what you find out on the gas and also the fuel punp could be going air bound when it is off louseing the prime
like i said get back to me hun let me know so we can figer this out you have a pretty name pete