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Anonymous Posted on Jan 28, 2010

No start new battery

I installed a new battery and it only cranks. no start. the car had been sitting in the parking lot for about 3 months without starting.

  • Anonymous Jan 29, 2010

    how would i do that
    i never had an alarm system.
    im pretty sure that i would hear a buzz sound coming from the fuel pump when i would turn the ignition on, and now theres no buzz.

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