I ended up calling a tow truck and they brought it to a mechanic. We're
thinking it might be a crankshaft sensor.
"Spdloader" <askforit@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "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]
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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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