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Old 04-09-2008, 07:06 PM
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Ran over some cardboard box last nite on the eway. i couldnt avoid it, i was going fast and right behind somebody. anyways today car wont start, battery good and starter is new. car has power but wont crank. I know the starter has power since it sparked on me. any ideas? how about the low oil level unit will that keep car from starting?
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could have knocked the positive or negative wire off the alternator.
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Do you have a "security" light on? it sounds like a security problem to me, running over a piece of cardboard shouldnt have any affect on anything.
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the service light stays on. but it was a box so i thought maybe some wires got ripped off but i cant find anything.
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Starter maybe?
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it could be your fuel shut off line. Im not sure if you have one or not. But look in the trunk or glove box or owners manual for the switch. What it does is in a accident the fuel switch will shut off to prevent the fuel from igniting. and if that is off then the car wont start. maybe by you hitting something caused it to shut off. But it seems like it would have shut off write when you hit whatever you hit
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Originally Posted by jksz28
it could be your fuel shut off line. Im not sure if you have one or not. But look in the trunk or glove box or owners manual for the switch. What it does is in a accident the fuel switch will shut off to prevent the fuel from igniting. and if that is off then the car wont start. maybe by you hitting something caused it to shut off. But it seems like it would have shut off write when you hit whatever you hit
Fbodys dont have them.



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