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St0ney

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reply to aurgathor
Re: car cranks but wont start

said by aurgathor See Profile :

The 2 most common causes in no particular order:
a) lack of ignition (spark)
b) lack of fuel in the cylinder

Ignition is the easiest to check for -- use a timing light, or just remove one spark plug boot, place it close to a ground, crank, and look for sparks in the dark.
if theres no spark, does that mean spark plug is bad or ignition coil is bad?
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aurgathor

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said by St0ney See Profile :

if theres no spark, does that mean spark plug is bad or ignition coil is bad?
The lack of spark can mean quite a few things, but not much about the spark plugs themselves.

You have 2 choices now:
a) buy or borrow a battery charger
b) call a shop and let them do the work
--
And the winner is:
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