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It was the Alternator, I took it in to Schucks and they tested it for me, so I put a new on in, and I'm back on the road, with my wallet $130 lighter!

Thanks for the help.

The fuel pump wouldn't cause it to not turn over though. Today I checked the battery, it's at about 11.5, and drops to about 9.5 on a load, so it's not horrible, but it could probably use replacing. When I got home, I dropped it back in, and started it up, and un-hooked the positive cable and it ...

Alright, not sure if this needs to be in Electrical or not, but I would guess so. I'm guessing Battery/Alternator, but I'm not sure, tell me what you think.

So...I'm on my way home today, my car has been working fine since I got it in Feb. and all of a sudden, my stereo stops working, it just shuts ...

I got the plugs from Napa, so I hope they gave me the right plugs, if not, that could be what's wrong...the car has over 177k miles on it, and when I start it up, it blows a HUGE cloud of blue smoke, which would be fuel, right ? then as I drive it turns to a blue/whiteish, then once it's warm I don ...

Alright, I changed the Battery Cables, and it didn't really help. I just talked to a friend of mine the other day who said that his Jeep is having the same hard starting problems...and his is linked to 2 leaking fuel injectors (they don't close after he shuts the engine off, and since there is still ...

Alright, thanks, My battery is from January of '04 so I might need a new one, and the cables have a little corrosion on them, so I was planning on making those my next stop, are Orbital Batteries worth the money ?

Ok, I just replaced the Fuel Filter and Coolant temp sensor yesterday, and nothing, still the same hard to start....any other ideas?

Could it be the ignition timing ? Is that something worth checking into, or is it a lost cause ?

Alright, I'll give them a try...Where can I get them, Napa ?


Any other ideas for what the problem might be, anyone ?

I'm not entirely sure what the problem is, but I can tell you that part of it is the Bosch Platinum 4s. Get rid of those ASAP, and swap in some NGKs.

Platinum 4s are the absolute worst spark plugs I've ever heard of. I have yet to see a car that runs well with them.


Alright...I'll do that ...

Hey everyone...I just bought my first car, a '91 Legacy L Wagon not too long ago and it's got some weird things going on with it.

First off, I haven't a clue about engine stuff what-so-ever (I'm only 17, haven't had much experience...yet).

When I go to start the car up and it hasn't been ...

That's a very good question...mine also isn't working and I'd like to get it fixed...if you find out, let me know and I'll do the same.