lumina wont start please help

[cornob]

i brought a lumina yesterday iwas told it had been sitting for about a year so i put a new battery in it it still wouldnt start so i sprayed some starting fluid in the carb it started right up then i drove it around aND IT RAN GOOD THEN I WENT TO GO START IT THIS MORNING IT WOULDNT Start i sprayed some more fluid in the carb it still wouldnt start then i poured some injector cleaner and some stuff called stabill in the gas tank still wont start can some one tell me what could be wrong or what has gone bad or needs to be changed since its been sitting that long its a 1990 lumina 3.1

[Bruticus]

Originally Posted by cornob

i brought a lumina yesterday iwas told it had been sitting for about a year so i put a new battery in it it still wouldnt start so i sprayed some starting fluid in the carb it started right up then i drove it around aND IT RAN GOOD THEN I WENT TO GO START IT THIS MORNING IT WOULDNT Start i sprayed some more fluid in the carb it still wouldnt start then i poured some injector cleaner and some stuff called stabill in the gas tank still wont start can some one tell me what could be wrong or what has gone bad or needs to be changed since its been sitting that long its a 1990 lumina 3.1

Maybe its the starter, or the altenator does the starter make noise when u try to start her up? If its the starter my fathers old remedy for that is to whack the starter with a hammer funny as it sounds it worked for me. The carberator maybe clogged up since its not a Fuel Injected car.

[cornob]

where is the starter located at and can you give me detailed instructions where its at

[Retardo]

The starter is in the front of the engine. If you climb under the car (might have to jack it up to have clearance), you'll see a big black canister with a smaller black canister on top of it. This is your starter. The little one is the solenoid and the big one is the starter (or maybe it's vice versa). Either way, both has to come off to replace the starter.

The location of it should be on top of the sub-frame in the front of the engine. They are a real bitch to get off without dropping the sub-frame, so it will take some time to take it off and put another one on.

[cornob]

what sound does a starter make when you know you need a new one

[Blaze420]

Everyone else on the forums told me you couldn't have a carburetor on a 90' Lumina.

[Retardo]

The 90's are EFI, which is fuel injected. I've yet to see a '90 3.1 with a carb