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[Roadsters] Slightly OT--car won't start

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Subject: [Roadsters] Slightly OT--car won't start
From: Tim <tputland@charter.net>
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:48:07 -0500 (EST)
Sorry for the OT here but I cannot afford to have this car towed to the 
mechanic for diagnosis. I hope to deal with this one myself.....

92 Ford Tempo, less than 65K miles--legitimate miles as it only had 51K 
on it when we got it and had the original plug wires dated 1992 when we 
got the car. It was a true little old lady car. It has run decent since 
being given to us by my wife's dad for my daughters's use several years 
ago. Car has not really been driven much since my youngest went to 
college this past fall.

Battery is fully charged right now with battery tender use and fuel 
stable put in tank a couple months ago. I tried to start the car 
yesterday (approx 35 degrees at the time) and it was acting like the 
battery was down on charge: barely turning over. I hooked up my battery 
charger, put it on the "start" setting and tried again. I basically got 
the same result with only slightly faster turn over speed. The starter 
has always sounded good and the car has always started since we got it.

We have had very little cold weather so far this season with temp in the 
30s and 40s during the day and only a couple nights below 20 degrees.

I am going to get some starting fluid in hopes it might be enough to 
kick it going with the slow starter speed but am not hopeful.

Any thoughts?

Thanks all!!!

tim
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