# Want start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/want-start/34339>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** neon, dodge\
**Created:** [August 1, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/want-start/34339 "2009-08-01T16:06:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![boyceo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/da6949/32.png) [@boyceo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/boyceo)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/want-start/34339/1 "2009-08-01T16:06:42Z")

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I have a 2000 neon just got a engine put in now my car won’t start. forgot the code # but they say something about the pcm but the mechanic i got my work done at says its good. so where can i check to see my wires are broken or burnt out

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/want-start/34339/2 "2009-08-01T18:00:39Z")

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What wires\> Why would you think they are broken or burnt?

Frankly I think we are going to need to know what that exact code was. It should be in the format {P1234}

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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2009, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/want-start/34339/3 "2009-08-01T18:16:19Z")

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Whoever put the engine in should have made sure that the engine started and ran. Something is wrong, with them, if they didn’t.