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Re: 1996 Chevy Lumina won't start
What engine?
I'm still not clear on what the car is doing. When you turn the key does the engine turn over? If its cranking and not starting than we can play the process of illumination.
I don't recall specifically if this model has a security or theft light. If it does and the anti theft is activated than it will illuminate or flash when its activated. If you don't see this than I would think that the problem is something else. I'm thinking it doesn't and the theft system disables the starter. Again this is off the top of my head. The small wire at the starter is the power supply that comes from the switch. It splits after the switch on one wire goes to the PRNDL switch which then supplies power to the coil of the anti-theft relay. The other wire is the power that goes through the relay and ends up at the starter solenoid. If its not cranking than it would be worth investigating this end of it to see if there is power to the starter solenoid with the key in the crank position.
Do you have spark while its not starting?
There is a test port to check fuel pressure on the fuel rail. If you push in the core does fuel come out? Can you hear the pump running? If you can't than do you have power to the pump? There should be 12 volts on the grey wire all the way to the connector at the pump. I would suggest checking for power as close to the pump as you can with the connector still plugged into the pump.
That should get you started (pun not intended)!
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