car not starting

2000 SATURN SC1
20,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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BIG TEX
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old high milage saturn 4 door after drving a while and shutting the engine off it wont restart for several hours
when the key is turned no noise is heard ie no starter engagement, relays etc. batter and cabels are fine
Jan 23, 2011 at 10:01 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Could be the starter, starter relay,transmission position switch and ignition switch assuming the battery condition and connections are good.
Jan 23, 2011 at 10:03 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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My take on this one is if you have a test light or multimeter i can tell you how to trace power to see if you have a bad starter.Most likely you have a bad starter.But with tracing power i can't tell you for sure.
Jan 23, 2011 at 10:08 PM
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