1992 Mercury Marquis ??????????????

1992 MERCURY MARQUIS
135,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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DANIELPENA
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my car will start when it wants to. i turn the ignition and my car wont start. aeverything lights up but it just wont start. u hear the full pump but it doesnt crank to start up. a few hours later or sometimes the next day it will start like nothing was ever wrong with it. then i turn it off, and later try to start it, it wont start. u hear the fuel pump, but it just wont start. can u help me?
Mar 23, 2010 at 11:50 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Does the starter work when this happens?
Mar 24, 2010 at 7:47 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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I need you to check something. Have a helper turn the key to the start position while you check for power to the smaller wire on the starter. There should be 12+ volts. If there is and the starter does nothing, chances are it is bad.

Let me know what you find.

Joe
Apr 12, 2010 at 7:43 PM
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