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edavis9009 - 13 Jan 2008 22:55 GMT

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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Father Mike - 14 Jan 2008 00:28 GMT

> 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.

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Bob Shuman - 14 Jan 2008 01:43 GMT

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

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> ignition it TRIES to start but wont turn over,,, or it will barely turn
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Doug Miller - 14 Jan 2008 12:03 GMT

>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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