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I had an oil leak in my car 92' Grand Prix and had this guy i meant at an AA meeting fix it. It was the O-ring deal you probably heard about since its common... so he removed some of my fuel line to get to it and when he was done my car never started right again, every morning it took about 4-5 minutes of turnin over before it'd finally start, then run fine all day. I figured maybe he didnt tighten the lines good when he put them back in, so maybe air was getting in. I didnt have any tools nor any money or time to do anything about it soo finally about 2 months later my car just wouldnt start.... this mechanic my dad knows put a new starter in, didnt fix it... so he jerrry rigged it and put this little push button switch under my dash... so you have to push the button n turn the key to start it...but this doesnt work i always have to get a jump push the button and start it... i think maybe all the turning over i was doing to start my car blew out my alternator...but before i go any further i would like to know if anyone has any idea's about what the heck to do....or if they heard of anything like this happening or if it even makes sense.

Thanks - Steve

Reply to
steviusnimrodus
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do you smell any gas? make sure he plugged the coolant sensor back in. Cranking the car over won't ruin your alternator. Is your check engine light on? There are alot of things to check, but start with these.

Reply to
martinsauto

Yeah, it seems that stuff you described with the starter and a pusbutton wired in??????????????????, is off-the-mark.

Reply to
Knifeblade_03

Hard to know where to start. The act of turning the engine over for 4-5 minutes will ruin any starter in short order. It also will run down the battery. You got a new starter. Now you may need a battery in this

14-15 year old vehicle. Then you still have that silly bypass switch that some incompetent installed. Who knows what he did? Maybe he bypassed something simple like the neutral safety switch. Things are there for a purpose. At least I would inquire as to what he bypassed so you know and might fix it. You could always have someone trace the wires to the bypass. It sounds as if some of your friends are not attending the meetings regularly enough. If they are, they are stopping at the pub on their way to working on your car. DO NOT LET THEM TEST DRIVE YOUR CAR.
Reply to
Al Bundy

using a starter a lot will blow it, try 10 seconds, wait 15 seconds, try again.

it sounds like there is a lose gas line connection, sucking air, not priming, you should smell a gas odor if there is, or see a leak.

your friendly service station mechanic might help you detect it.

mho v=83e

Reply to
fiveiron

92 GP is a pressurized system. Suction systems were done away with in the 1980's. :)
Reply to
« Paul »

Paul, thanks for the tip, from suck to pressure is about 500 bucks.:--)

moral: have repairs made by certified shops, it pays.

mho v=83e

Reply to
fiveiron

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