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car wont start!
Monday, April 28, 2008 10:31 AM
ok i had it out last night and it was running fine. i filled it will gas and brought it home. this morning i went to go to work wont start. it tries to but nothing. what the hell is wrong with it. please help.

Re: car wont start!
Monday, April 28, 2008 12:26 PM
when you turn the key to the run position does the fuel pump prime??? you should be able to hear a whine from the fuel pump
Re: car wont start!
Monday, April 28, 2008 1:44 PM
Get somebody to lie underneath and bash the fuel pump with a mallet or something while you crank it, this sometimes tricks the fuel pump into starting and the car will start. Unfortunately this doesn't always work. But thats something i would try to start with.


(99 - Sunfire - Red - 2200)(95 - Cavalier z24 - Purple - 2.3 quad four)

Re: car wont start!
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 9:02 PM
now its not the fuel pump. about a hour after it wouldn't start i was messing with the spark plug wires and after a couple minutes it finally started. so my guess is that i need to get new wires.
Re: car wont start!
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 8:53 AM
mark yohn wrote:now its not the fuel pump. about a hour after it wouldn't start i was messing with the spark plug wires and after a couple minutes it finally started. so my guess is that i need to get new wires.


More than likely. My mom had a 96 V6 fire bird that would do the same thing. You can get short in plug wires and it'll cause all sorts of "fun" stuff.


-Chris

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