Car troubles...any mechanics in the house?

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Originally Posted by Zoomschwortz

Okay, so when you turn the ignition switch, you can hear the starter spinning.

What do you mean by "the engine will not turn over"?

Do you mean that if you were standing in front of the car and someone else tried to start the car for you, that you could not see the crank pulley or any of the belts move?

Or, do you mean that the engine won't run?

If you can see the pulleys and belts moving, then you need to do what Stirwood wrote. By the way, if you check for spark, pay attention to the color of the spark. Blue is good, orange isn't so good.

Engine won't run, car won't start. Can't go.

Honestly, I'm probably not going to do the spark thing. I'll thump on the starter, try to jump it but failing that it is going to the shop...