96 Saturn SL 2

Car will not start.. it acts like it is getting no gas. When you turn the
ignition it TRIES to start but wont turn over,,, or it will barely turn
then die, HELP!!!

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On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:55:07 -0500, edavis9009 wrote:

> Car will not start.. it acts like it is getting no gas. When you turn the
> ignition it TRIES to start but wont turn over,,, or it will barely turn
> then die, HELP!!!

If it won't turn over, the first place I'd check is the battery. How old is
it? I think I got 8 years out of mine, but it was false economy, it died at
a most inconvenient time.

If you belong to an auto club, likely they will come over and test it for
you.

For the engine to start, it requires three things: 1) Fuel/air mixture, 2)
compression, and 3) spark/ignition. Please report on which is lacking and
you will get better advice. Based on your description, it sounds like you
have exhausted the battery trying to start it, so you will need to charge it
or change it before trying any more. Good luck!

Bob

"edavis9009" > wrote in message
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> Car will not start.. it acts like it is getting no gas. When you turn the
> ignition it TRIES to start but wont turn over,,, or it will barely turn
> then die, HELP!!!
>
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In article outautos.com>, "edavis9009" > wrote:
>Car will not start.. it acts like it is getting no gas. When you turn the
>ignition it TRIES to start but wont turn over,,, or it will barely turn
>then die, HELP!!!
>
Classic symptoms of a dead battery.

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Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.