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Buff · 08-03-2011, 03:46 PM

I need to ask for some advice on my car which is brokened. It is a crappy little thing that use strictly for going between work and home. A '94 Ford Tempo. Today I went home for lunch, as I normally do, but when I went back to work... well, I couldn't. My car would not start.

I turned the key and I heard a weird noise, which only lasted for a fraction of a second and then nothing happened. I get almost no reaction from the car when I turn the key. No clicking, no noises of any type, but I do see some needles on the dashboard move ever so slightly when I turn the key. I took a quick peak under the hood, but I'm the farthest from an expert so I didn't know what I'm looking for. If it is the battery is what I describe normal reaction when I turn the key, or should I get some sort of reaction? I'm hoping it is the battery and not the starter... at least I think so, changing a battery sounds a lot cheaper (and is something I should be able to do).

08-03-2011, 03:46 PM	#1
Buff Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: I don't belong here Exp:	The Autobmobile Mechanical Advice Thread I need to ask for some advice on my car which is brokened. It is a crappy little thing that use strictly for going between work and home. A '94 Ford Tempo. Today I went home for lunch, as I normally do, but when I went back to work... well, I couldn't. My car would not start. I turned the key and I heard a weird noise, which only lasted for a fraction of a second and then nothing happened. I get almost no reaction from the car when I turn the key. No clicking, no noises of any type, but I do see some needles on the dashboard move ever so slightly when I turn the key. I took a quick peak under the hood, but I'm the farthest from an expert so I didn't know what I'm looking for. If it is the battery is what I describe normal reaction when I turn the key, or should I get some sort of reaction? I'm hoping it is the battery and not the starter... at least I think so, changing a battery sounds a lot cheaper (and is something I should be able to do).