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1993 Pontiac Grand Am battery

Tiny
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1993 Pontiac Grand Am 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic 180 K miles

My husband has a 1993 Grand Am, he retired over a year ago and does not drive it at all.3 months ago he tried to start it and it would not turn over. We had it towed to a shop, they charged it and it started right up. He neglected to go out and start it up on a regular basis. And it won't start again. So we replaced the battery and it still won't turn over. It cranks but will not turn over.
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 AT 10:56 PM

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Tiny
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Try this spray carb cleaner into the throttle body and see what happens-if it starts and dies out-start by checking fuel pressure and injection pulses.
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 AT 11:08 PM
Tiny
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Did that, nothing happened. My husband was wondering what the possibility of the fuelpump being loose inside is?
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008 AT 12:53 PM
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Using the carb cleaner should make it start and die out if the ignition system is working properly. Disconnect a sparkplug wire and ground it to the engine while helper crank engine over-do you have spark?
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008 AT 1:55 PM
Tiny
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Did it and changed fuses, got it started. Driving it for a while to see if it holds a charge.
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008 AT 2:29 PM
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You might have stale fuel as well. :D
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008 AT 12:08 PM

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