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Turns over but won't start , what to try before resorting to tow truck? 850 1997

I don't want to tow it to the dealer, yet. I don't know if it is related, but I have been having a brake light indicator go on intermittently. Right before it died, my daughter drove 10 blocks home. We then opened the trunk, pulled out the right rear brake light, saw it was OK and replaced the brake light assembly. After that it would turn over easily but the engine would hardly run. Turn it off, and now it will turn over but not run at all. Another thing that happened recently is my wife ran it down to empty, which we never do, so I was worried about junk in the bottom of the tank clogging the injectors.

Read the archives and perhaps it is flooded, so check the plugs for fuel. One tread said "lawnmower syndrome, hold down the gas and crank continually" Tried that for a bit but didn't want to do it until the battery died.






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New Turns over but won't start , what to try before resorting to tow truck? [850][1997]
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