Mitsubishi: Car want start, phillips screw driver, blown head gasket

Question
I have a 1994 mittsubishi galant, and it will not start, for some reson, it was running at first now
it want run, can you give me some trouble shooting points, what to check in the engine..?

thank you.

Answer
Hi James or Phil,

First, you'll need to check all the fuses and fusable links and relays. Second, remove any sparkplug wire from the top of the plug and insert a phillips screw driver into it. While carefully holding the screw near a ground (metal) have a second person turn over the car. If the electronics are ok, you'll get a spark from the screw driver. If we pass that test then you have a fuel delivery problem. If you don't have a spark, this could be caused by a multitute of things. A bad coil, bad rotor, bad rotor cap, broken timing belt, many different sensors. If you do have spark then it's will be a clogged fuel filter or bad fuel pump, bad rings, bad fuel relay or bad fusable link. That would be just the normal stuff. You meantioned you appearently had a blown head gasket and added some chemicals to repair it. This worries me. So even if you have spark to the screw driver, the plugs could be fowled with the additive. Check the fuses and spark and get back to me