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Car turns over but won't start

Tiny
OLIVIATHONE
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  • 1999 SATURN SL2
  • 1.9L
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • MANUAL
I have a 99 Saturn sl2 and it had 2 holes in the number 2 cylinder so my husband got a motor from a 98 sl2. The new motor is the same as the old one, 1.9L DOHC 4 cylinder. Now the car turns over, but it will not fire. There was 1/2 tank of gas in it but it was very old so we drained almost all of that out and put fresh gas in it today. There is about 1/8 of a tank in it now. It almost started today but when my husband checked the fuel pressure we still smelled old gas. We also checked the spark, and that is good. Could it just be old gas why it's not starting?
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Monday, March 10th, 2014 AT 6:38 PM

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Tiny
SATURNTECH9
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For starters the 1998 sl2 engine is different then the 1999 sl2 engine on 1999 sl2 the cylinder head is narrower they added air injection ports on the exhaust ports on the head. So you have spark the correct fuel pressure?Have you tried to see if it starts on some carb spray?
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