2004 Dodge Stratus engine wont start

DAVIDSNEYD

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2004 DODGE STRATUS
6 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC

Drove at night was fine next morning car wouldn't start jumped battery drove it to autozone replaced battery it started and drove it 200 miles or so then stopped for fuel and car wouldn't start again. Some homeless guy helped me start it for a brief second but it would not stay runnin he was playin with the fuse box under dash when he did this. Ive had a mech loo at it and its not showin any codes and the only thing he can find is in the fuse box under hood theres two fuses not getting any power to them I believe the fuses had something to do with the injectors and something else

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JACOBANDNICKOLAS

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A really easy way to check if it is a fuel related issue is to try starting it using starting fluid. If it DOES start, then no fuel is getting to the engine. If it DOESN'T start, there is no spark to the plugs. Try that and let me know what you find.

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Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 AT 5:49 PM

DAVIDSNEYD

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My cousin tried that cant get it to crank over usin key but if he bypassed some relay under the hood it would crank but not fire up if he uses the key he gets nothing

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Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 AT 6:14 PM

JACOBANDNICKOLAS

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Have you checked main fuses under the hood? Do other electrical components work?

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Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 AT 6:26 PM

DAVIDSNEYD

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Everything electrical works lights dash radio blades horn he did check fuses under hood all looked good but he tested them and 2 of them weren't getting power think he said was injectors and not sure what the other was but it was right next to it

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Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 AT 6:29 PM