[fitzpac3]

Sorry for the length, but I need to give you Porche 944 experts the full story. I am experiencing a mystery when it comes to getting my 86 944 started. I have followed every tip from Clarks to working with Edredas on Youtube and the car just won't start. It fires but won't start.

Background-decided to have the cylinder head rebuilt in the spring by Lindsey racing. I mailed it off and decided to go through the rest of the motor doing the following:

- Replaced all vacuum lines
- New FPR and Damper on rail
- Original fuel injectors rebuilt and flow tested
- MAF meter rebuilt and tested
- DME rebuilt and certified
- New timing and balance shaft belts/timing is set perfect ALL marks line up
- New rotor, cap, wires and plugs
- New gaskets all around including cam tower, head gasket
- New speed and reference sensors/tested their operation using multimeter
- Throttle body rebuilt and new o ring
- New DME temperature sensor and new DME relay in fuse box

And many more little new smaller parts. The fuel pump and filter are about 4 years old.

I had the car running but developed a sever oil leak. Discovered I had the wrong size seal on front of the cam tower. Still leaking and appears to be the old style OPRV and old oil cooler housing which Porsche tech bulletin said needs to be replaced with a 1987 version. I plan to do it as soon as the car actually runs. When it did run after all the above work, it did not accelerate very well.

So here we are today. car turnovers, tries to fire but won't start. I have checked the following:

- Fuel pressure by jumping DME-PSI spot on from fuel pump to end of rail.
- Used a spark tester on each plug and wire....and the coil. Getting spark all the way around

The speed and reference sensors must be working correctly if we are getting spark and fuel. I also get tach bounce. When I turn the engine over, I do smell gas from the engine.

HERE IS THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION:

From the list above of items and maintenance performed on the car, what would cause it not to start?

Thanks
Casey