My car needs CPR

Yes... You want to go from the positive side of the battery, directly to the start, bypassing the cables and solonoid.

So you are saying you didnt have a cranking problem at all? It was a starting problem?

Oh scheidt....Those years must have really been bad ;>)

I don't buy that for a second if what you have written here is the truth.

A bad fuel pump does 'not' make for a slow starter, period.

You are being suckered or you asked here for the wrong advise by giving the wrong symptoms...

Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail >

"Detta" wrote: My (1985 chevy celebrity 2.8 V6 FI) won't start. It cranks slightly but won't turn over. There is spark at the plug wires. It does not sputter, click or backfire badly. The battery shows good on the dash meter. Battery posts are not corroded. __________________________________________

Sincere contributors wrote: < Many suggestions on starter system problems >

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Detta wrote: I finally took my car to a mechanic. My fuel pump was out. LOL. LOL. I pick my car back up Monday. __________________________________________

"Mike Romain" wrote: A bad fuel pump does 'not' make for a slow starter. You asked here for the wrong advice by giving the wrong symptoms... __________________________________________

Sad, but true. What a letdown to discover that time was wasted trying to help someone who didn't have the courtesy or the intelligence to describe the actual symptoms when asking for advice.

LOL, my ass.

Rodan.

I find it hard to have sympathy for someone selfish enough to think their genes are so important that they need to have eight children.

nate

Detta wrote:

I tried to explain all I could. I don't know how things are supposed to sound or not sound and if my idiot ex had not left me with 8 freakin kids then maybe I would not have had to bother you! _____________________________________________

Eight? I hope a Chevy Celebrity is a station wagon.

No, you didn't explain all that you could. Even after being asked to describe specific symptoms on a list, you gave no response.

Don't be discouraged by this experience. You did the right thing asking for help. A lack of communication resulted in some unusable advice, but you kept trying until you found the solution. These are the marks of a true DIYer - asking for help and being persistent. Please visit again. And be persistent.

Good luck.

Rodan.

You might be 'new' at this, but a little common sense should tell you that a fuel pump that sits in your gas tank has nothing to do with how the engine turns over when you try to start it and nothing happens.

We gave you advise on the premise that the engine wouldn't 'crank' over. That is why someone suckered you for a new starter and a new battery and new battery cables right?

To Quote your first post:

Step by step this is what the car is doing--

1. put key in and turn
2. it cranks slightly
3. it tries to turn over but won't

End Quote:

Now you imply that that wasn't the trouble after all, therefore the engine 'must' be turning over just fine when you hit the key.

If the engine 'isn't' turning over just fine when you turn the key, then the 'so called' mechanic is just plain ripping you off by changing the gas pump.

While he is making free money off you, he is also likely to just put a charge into the battery so it runs.

I for one asked more than once what happens if you give it a boost off another vehicle. You refused to answer that.

So basically you lied to us or someone else is making a fool out of you.

Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail >

I understand your predicament, and applaud your courage in asking for help here.

Lots of men and women dont know the difference between 'crank' (not the powdered form, of course) and 'start'.

Professional mechanics vary in competence and basic honesty. Some are great, others probably should be in jail. When you take your car to a professional you should have every expectation that they will do the job properly and without jacking up the price needlessly. Unfortunately, as indicated earlier, this isnt always the case.

If you have any more problems, please feel free to come back here, and any of us will try to help. Communication was a problem here, but it isnt hopeless.

Agreed, Mike. On that engine, you either have enough fuel pressure to start or you dont. It is rather black and white. I ran into one once that would usually start perfectly, but sometimes wouldnt start at all. On measuring the pressure, it was marginal. When the fuel pump was pulled out of the tank, it had a crack in the case and replacement fixed the intermittent issue.

But as you say, it is usually not a slow start condition, as we would normally conceive it.

Too bad we scared her off, I would like to hear if she got it fixed.

Mike

Detta =C3=D1=D3=E1=CA:

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