1996 Ford Taurus help!!!

hi
you say in your post,the eng will crank 'but will not turn over? does this mean when you turn the key to start ,you can hear the engine spinning?

do you have lights on the dash when your key is on?


have someone pull the cable and take a screw driver and see if you can pry the hood open.

yes it spins, cranks, but it wont start. everything works as far as electrical. we took a flathead screw driver to pry open the hood, after we popped the latch...it was frozen shut. we also think the battery may be dead, because when we try to start it, the crank slows down now, like its dying? its not normal speed anymore.

ok you have to get the hood open and charge the batt. it may be just the batterry but the hood has to come open. if the hood latch is pulling the hood cable . dump some hot water over the hood near the latch and try the screwdriver

ok how do you charge the battery?

well we checked the battery, it is still good and the alternator is good as well. we found the fuel pump is dying, they did a fuel pressure test and found that the pressure is in the minimum range. this same problem has happened twice in 2 weeks now, just got the car outta the shop this morning, its running fine again until next time. some think that its the extreme temperatures of winter in this area that is the culprit, but dont know. last time this happened, the spark plugs were wet and the fuel filter was frozen and dirty....apparently it was the factory original (wow). so they dried out the spark plugs, and put them back in, and replaced the fuel filter as well, but apparently these items are not the problem, as the car is still having problems with starting. any help is appreciated.