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OK SO IT FINALLY STARTED AND RAN TODAY!!!!

Ignition wires were mixed up. Simple as that.

Car started, ran rough, CEL came on and I stopped her. Two codes, P2076 and P0303. I had mixed up the...

It's all back together right now. New head gasket, plugs, wires, ignition coil.

Car cranks hard but will not turn over. Fuel pump primes and runs when the key is turned, so I'm not sure what's...

Good to know thanks so much for the reply.

I'll dig through GMPartsDirect. Will also order copper plugs.

Cylinder head came off today.

Head gasket had utterly failed - almost no seal left, it was pretty much bare metal.

Replaced gasket and got the cylinder head back on. Currently plugging things...

Got down to the timing components today. The front camshaft sprocket is off by two teeth.

There was some bubbling. I drove it a couple weeks ago after changing some ignition/intake parts, it ran smoother. Drove about 60 miles on the highway, and I burned coolant and oil.

The timing...

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I did replace all four plugs when I got the car, they were Autolite crap and I replaced with fresh platinum NGK plugs. Compression came back, all four cylinders were very close...

Thanks so much this far.

I checked harbor freight, I can get a compression test kit for $30 before coupon.

I have been looking at compression test guides, there seems to be two ways to do it:...

Thanks for the quick response.

I do have a multimeter, and a basic OBD scanner.

Do not have a vacuum gauge or compression tester.

Hey y'all.

Just picked up a 2008 Aveo LS as a beater, and have begun some maintenance on it. I will explain the rough idle, but here is what's been going on so far:

- Initial CEL popped, showed...