car won't start
12-26-2005, 01:24 AM
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car won't start
happy holidays everyone,
here's my problem: car sat idle for a few weeks in the cold, started it up on friday for a couple of minutes to move it out of the drive way to move some stuff,
turned it off and tried turning it back on 10 minutes later but it wouldn't start. It's not the starter and it's not the battery cause it's pretty new and I already tried boosting it, so what else can it be? I ended up having to ditch the car in waterloo for the weekend and hitch a ride back to toronto..
Any help is appreciated, thanks.
here's my problem: car sat idle for a few weeks in the cold, started it up on friday for a couple of minutes to move it out of the drive way to move some stuff,
turned it off and tried turning it back on 10 minutes later but it wouldn't start. It's not the starter and it's not the battery cause it's pretty new and I already tried boosting it, so what else can it be? I ended up having to ditch the car in waterloo for the weekend and hitch a ride back to toronto..
Any help is appreciated, thanks.
12-26-2005, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by nbk
check your distributor or the spark plugs. BTW what kind of a noise do u hear when try to start it
12-26-2005, 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Hks
happy holidays everyone,
here's my problem: car sat idle for a few weeks in the cold, started it up on friday for a couple of minutes to move it out of the drive way to move some stuff,
turned it off and tried turning it back on 10 minutes later but it wouldn't start. It's not the starter and it's not the battery cause it's pretty new and I already tried boosting it, so what else can it be? I ended up having to ditch the car in waterloo for the weekend and hitch a ride back to toronto..
Any help is appreciated, thanks.
here's my problem: car sat idle for a few weeks in the cold, started it up on friday for a couple of minutes to move it out of the drive way to move some stuff,
turned it off and tried turning it back on 10 minutes later but it wouldn't start. It's not the starter and it's not the battery cause it's pretty new and I already tried boosting it, so what else can it be? I ended up having to ditch the car in waterloo for the weekend and hitch a ride back to toronto..
Any help is appreciated, thanks.
get bosch platinum plugs i've had a really good experience with them
12-27-2005, 10:19 PM
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just got back from waterloo and the car's still stuck there...
Tried changing the spark plugs and wires; still no luck.
BTW, I noticed that there's a spark coming out of the distributor cap when I try cranking the car. So, is it the cap, rotor or should I just change both?
Tried changing the spark plugs and wires; still no luck.
BTW, I noticed that there's a spark coming out of the distributor cap when I try cranking the car. So, is it the cap, rotor or should I just change both?
12-30-2005, 12:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Hks
just got back from waterloo and the car's still stuck there...
Tried changing the spark plugs and wires; still no luck.
BTW, I noticed that there's a spark coming out of the distributor cap when I try cranking the car. So, is it the cap, rotor or should I just change both?
Tried changing the spark plugs and wires; still no luck.
BTW, I noticed that there's a spark coming out of the distributor cap when I try cranking the car. So, is it the cap, rotor or should I just change both?
mind you, if you're seeing sparks fly outta your cap...get a new one. it may solve your problem.
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