# Car not starting

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-not-starting/75040>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 18, 2012, 5:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-not-starting/75040 "2012-10-18T05:51:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Dee-Jay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Dee-Jay](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dee-Jay)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 5:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-not-starting/75040/1 "2012-10-18T05:51:49Z")

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I did a head job on a 2000 mazda protege 1.6 and it won’t start now. It was running but a spark plug hole was damaged, and the head had to come off. I have timed and timed this car over and over and it still won’t start. What can be going on with it? Please let me know something. Thanks