1993 Ford Escort Car problems

LETITRAYNE

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1993 FORD ESCORT
4 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC
166,000 MILES

I have a 1993 Ford Escort Wagon. I was driving it today and as I started to pull out of the parking lot it just started to stall and then died. I tried to turn it back on and it would start to turn over, but never actually turn over. Little by little the battery completely died and nothing would work. I jumped the battery and it would turn over and almost start for a couple of seconds, but then die again. The tow guy thought itt mmight be the alternator, but I don't know. Could it just be that the battery is so dead it wond hold a charge anymore?

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JACOBANDNICKOLAS

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It could be many things, but I doubt the battery. If it wouldn't start even with a jump, something else is wrong. Tell me, did the engine sound odd when you were trying to start it?

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Friday, December 14th, 2018 AT 9:39 AM

LETITRAYNE

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I don't remember the engine sounding strange at all. It has idled high since I got it, but that seems to be it.

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Friday, December 14th, 2018 AT 9:39 AM

JACOBANDNICKOLAS

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I;m concerned that the timing belt may have broken. When this happens, the starter sounds odd because there is compression one second and not the other, which results in it speeding up and slowing down.

If that sounded normal, the next thing you need to do is check to see if there is spark and fuel to the engine. An easy way to determine this is to see if the engine will start for a couple seconds using starting fluid. If it does and then stalls, that tells me there is spark but no fuel.

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Friday, December 14th, 2018 AT 9:39 AM