Chrysler Repair: 1999 Chrysler Concorde 2.7L no start, exhaust gas recirculation valve, 1999 chrysler concorde

Question
Car wont start.at first it just made a tick tick sound. Know it tries to start but just cant wan wan wan nothing. We pulled out the starter and it was good the spark plugs are good the battery is charged while pressing the gas pedal to try and start it backfired but it has a half tank of gas? the lights come on the radio too. The oil stick is good and shows good oil.Please help???? any questions my email is thenicks143@yahoo.com

Answer
Hi Alex
How about seeing if you can get any fault code readout from the powertrain controller module's memory? It may give you a readout at the odometer window; it's worth a try. Use the ignition key:"on-off-on-off-on and leave in on" doing that in 5 seconds or less. A four digit number may appear in the odometer window. Write back with what numbers show up or go to www.allpar.com/fix/codes.html for a code translation. Otherwise you have to borrow a code reader and plug it in to a 16-pin receptacle under the dash. If you can get a code that may point you to why it won't start.  
If you now have good cranking speed, then the other module I would suggest you inspect is the exhaust gas recirculation valve which is located along a pipe that branches off one of the exhaust manifilds and runs to a juncture near the air intake throttle valve assembly. It is bolted into that pipe and it has a round body, a round top, and a flange area between the two inside of which you should see a rod with a slot circumferential in the middle of the rod. That rod is the valve stem and you can move the valve back and forth with the tip of a screwdriver inserted in the slot. You will note there is an internal spring which tries to move the stem toward the body so as to close the valve. If the spring doesn't close the valve positively and it remains ajar then the mixture will be diluted and often that prevents the engine from starting. If you find that to be the case, spray some penetrating oil on the stem where it enters the valve body to free up the movement and to get the valve to close reliably. Then see if it will start.
Those are the best ideas I have for you.
Please let me know what happens and if you get any improvement.
Roland