"huh?" <huh@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Thank you for taking the time to respond. The engine turned over quickly
> (sounded like a normal turnover; not a slow low battery crank). The road
> repair guy tried a new battery but that didn't help. He also said it was
> probably a bad fuel pump, but would that stop all the gauges from
working?
>
> Nathan
>
> "Spdloader" <askforit@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>> When you said it would "try and try to start", did you mean the engine
>> was turning over, and if so was it fast? Or did it barely turn over.
>> In other words, if it's a weak battery, put in a new one and take it
>> immediately in the daylight to have the charging system checked.
>> If it is turning over fine, but won't start, it may have a bad fuel
pump,
>> sometimes you can whack the bottom of the fuel tank near the axle on
the
>> bottom with a hammer, and get one more start out of it. It could also
>> have a leaky gas line. Hard to tell, since you weren't all that
specific.
>>
>> Spdloader
>>
>
>
That opens several other doors. A bad fuel pump is one.
The gauges aren't working at all, or just when the motor is turning over?
Could be a bad computer, or loss of voltage to it.
Could be a dirty or broken ground in the engine harness.
Spdloader
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