Car wont start HELP!

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rudolphthered
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yesterday it was raining real bad, i was trying to go up a hill and i have bad tires so all it did was spin the tires and smoke. so after that its been acting funny. today it would rev to quick forcing me to change gears quicker but it just didnt feel right. so i parked it ran in to pay a bill and it wont evan start. i got a friend to try to jump the battery and that didnt work either. what could be the problem? please help i need this car to get to work. if it help its been replaced to be a push start could that maybe be a problem ? like a short or something. please help thanks@!


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Is the starter turning and the engine not firing? Please give more details of what the car is doing. If its holding a charger and the starter is rotating the motor, then its not going to push start. Remember the basics, air fuel spark.

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rudolphthered
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its not turning nor firing when i push the push start all i hear is a click under the hood but it doesnt crank or fire any ideas?

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so all u hear is a click whenever you try starting the car each time? does it crankover after like 50 times of trying? how old is the battery?

id say bench test the starter then you'll know if its the starter or not

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rudolphthered
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i kept trying to crank it for a good 5mins but it still didnt evan do anything. the battery is fine its old but still got juice, plus we tried to jump it and it didnt work. maybe the starter? or fuel pump?

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Charge the battery out of the car, clean the connectors on the battery and the starter, make sure they are tight too.

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Take the starter off and bench test it. Sounds like the solenoid goin out.


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