# I am puzzled i don't know what it is?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-am-puzzled-i-dont-know-what-it-is/10902>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [February 19, 2008, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-am-puzzled-i-dont-know-what-it-is/10902 "2008-02-19T23:16:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![shabas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5fc32e/32.png) [@shabas](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shabas)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2008, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-am-puzzled-i-dont-know-what-it-is/10902/1 "2008-02-19T23:16:28Z")

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I drive a 2003 Saturn L200 sedan. I started my car in the morning (3/4gas tank). I put on my defrost and heat on and went back into the house. I came back out 15min later the lights are on but the engine is not running. I try to crank it but it wont spark. It cranks over but no start. I tried to start it 4 hours later at lunch same thing. Could this be electrical or fuel related? Please help me trouble shoot.

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**Author:** ![Bill\_Russell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Bill\_Russell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bill_Russell)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2008, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-am-puzzled-i-dont-know-what-it-is/10902/2 "2008-02-19T23:22:11Z")

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could be a lot of things, mainly fuel or spark problems. have you had any troubles before?

Best part is that it’s a solid fault, should be easy to troubleshoot.

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2008, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-am-puzzled-i-dont-know-what-it-is/10902/3 "2008-02-19T23:29:36Z")

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Yes, it could be electrical or fuel related. It could also be a totally shot battery. Is this the original?

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**Author:** ![Bill\_Russell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Bill\_Russell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bill_Russell)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2008, 11:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-am-puzzled-i-dont-know-what-it-is/10902/4 "2008-02-19T23:32:45Z")

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if the starter is cranking well, I doubt it’s the battery.

PS, see other post at [http://community.cartalk.com/posts/list/716209.page](http://community.cartalk.com/posts/list/716209.page) on the problems with warming up your car for long time periods.

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**Author:** ![shabas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5fc32e/32.png) [@shabas](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shabas)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2008, 11:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-am-puzzled-i-dont-know-what-it-is/10902/5 "2008-02-19T23:34:12Z")

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the vehicle has only 45K so pump or fuel problems could be least of my problems. I will check to see if it sparks.

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-am-puzzled-i-dont-know-what-it-is/10902/6 "2008-02-20T18:05:58Z")

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True, Bill, but he didn’t describe how well it was cranking. The items he did include made me wonder about the battery.