Car won't start after sitting for 3 months

Tiny
MARIE ELDRIDGE
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Mercury1990 Grand Marquis, 155,000 km, automatic, 5 litre engine.
Car was working fine when I parked it 3 months ago, now the motor spins but it won't start - what could the problem be?
Sunday, November 25th, 2007 AT 10:01 PM

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Tiny
RASMATAZ
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Spray some starting fluid in the throttle body-Did it fire up and stalled
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Monday, November 26th, 2007 AT 5:59 AM
Tiny
KEN L
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It sounds like the fuel pump has gone out but to be sure you can use starting fluid to see if it will run for a short time, and if so, here is how to change the fuel pump out.

This guide can help as well:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-not-running-advanced

Check out the images (below). Please let us know what happens.

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Thursday, June 13th, 2024 AT 3:29 PM

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