Q: Car not starting.

asked by on January 14, 2016

My car will not start.

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Hi, there are three things you car need to start Air/fuel, compression, ignition. If one of these things is missing the car will not start. I would recommend having a technician come out and test these systems for failure. Most likely the battery is bad and a technician can test it for you.

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