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Old 10-19-2001, 07:59 AM
MarkM MarkM is offline
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Lightbulb battery problem

First, do all the fuel hand pumping to ensure system is primed, "crack open" the hard fuel line connector to each injector prior to hand priming to ensure fuel is right at the injectors, then re-tighten. (you want to get fuel to every possible location manually....this makes a mess...put a bunch of rags in there to soak up excess fuel, and have a can of engine cleaner for later to clean up the mess!!!)

Now, to start the car.... agree with H20DIESEL....Likely to be related to lack of power from battery. If your battery connections are bad, you will have same no-turn-over problem even when jumping. If your battery is 3 or more years old, and if (as likely) you drained the battery, it is probably junk. Buy a new Interstate, (or diehard for most convenience). When you install battery, as previous post said, clean all connections. THEN, when you try to start your car, you may have to turn it over several times before the engine "catches".... you dont want to drain your battery right from the start....this is the one thing that is worst for car batteries....so....have a friend attach jumpers from another running car and turn over till it starts.

Good luck, Mark
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