Won't Start Symptoms

jedd · 2009-07-29 18:46:57

Our car may not start for a number of reasons. The car is silent when you turn the key in the ignition. Check the battery terminal cable connections. If they look very corroded, force the point of a screwdriver (with an insulated or wooden handle) between the connector and the terminal post and twist it to lodge it firmly. Then try to start the engine. If it starts, you need to clean or replace your cables. The engine starts but dies. If your car has a carburetor, check your car carburetor adjustment and your choke to see whether the choke is first closing and then opening. If you have fuel injection, you'll need professional help. The car won't start on rainy days. Check inside the distributor cap for dampness. If you find moisture, get some mechanic's solvent from your friendly service station - they use it to clean auto parts(spam removed) - or buy an aerosol can of it an auto supply store. To evaporate any dampness inside the distributor cap, turn the cap upside down and pour or spray some solvent into it. Use only clean solvent, even a tiny speck of dirt can foul the points. Gasoline won't do because a spark can ignite gasoline fumes and cause an explosion or fire.

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07-29-2009, 01:46 PM

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Won't Start Symptoms

Our car may not start for a number of reasons.

The car is silent when you turn the key in the ignition. Check the battery terminal cable connections. If they look very corroded, force the point of a screwdriver (with an insulated or wooden handle) between the connector and the terminal post and twist it to lodge it firmly. Then try to start the engine. If it starts, you need to clean or replace your cables.

The engine starts but dies. If your car has a carburetor, check your car carburetor adjustment and your choke to see whether the choke is first closing and then opening. If you have fuel injection, you'll need professional help.

The car won't start on rainy days. Check inside the distributor cap for dampness. If you find moisture, get some mechanic's solvent from your friendly service station - they use it to clean auto parts(spam removed) - or buy an aerosol can of it an auto supply store. To evaporate any dampness inside the distributor cap, turn the cap upside down and pour or spray some solvent into it. Use only clean solvent, even a tiny speck of dirt can foul the points. Gasoline won't do because a spark can ignite gasoline fumes and cause an explosion or fire.

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