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Saab: Car wont start-1992 Saab 900 S (non turbo), 1992 saab 900s, saab 900 s


Question
Hello. I hope you are doing well.....
I bought my 1992 Saab 900s in early November of this year(not too long ago) from a private party. Before and after the purchase, I had a couple mechanics look over the vehicle and both said it appears in decent shape.  It has been running excellent since I bought it.  Sometimes it would take a couple attempts to start it in the cold mornings lately, but everything was running fine.  I didn't drive it a lot, due to it's a 3rd vehicle and haven't had much use for it, yet.  I would start it at least every day or every other and cruise around for a little while.  Then, I let it sit in the driveway for the past 7 days.  I tried to start it, and it won't start.
I admit, I know very little about cars...The car is turning over, but not starting.  Not knowing what to do, I attempted to roll it in neutral down my road and try to start the car but that didn't do the trick (thank you to Ken my neighbor for towing me back to my house!).  So, my other neighbor Jeff took a peek.  From what he said, the battery voltage is fine. I poured some Coke on the battery to rid the corrosion.  We fiddled around with the switches, but couldn't seem to find a bad looking switch.  From other posts, it appears the fuel inlay switch may be the problem? If so, how do I know if it's bad, without buying a new one and rolling the dice?  Could the fuel pump itself be the issue?  
We have gotten over 2.5" of rain in two days here in Raleigh, and yesterday we had some very heavy wind driven rains. Of course, the Saab was outside in my driveway....Is is possible I have a wet sparkplug or two, or something is wet due to the rain yesterday?  
Thanks for taking the time to read this email, and I hope I'll be able to complete these repairs quickly and cheaply.  

Andrew

Answer
Andrew:
  Thank you. As you stated, "I know very little about cars", therefore I am hesitant to offer detailed test procedures because they do depend on an experienced do-it-yourselfer. However, to test the fuel pump, you could run +12 volts to it directly (it is under the trunk floormat beneath a removable round cover)by removing the existing wires from the terminals and applying the voltage via long wires directly from the battery just for testing. With the fuel pump thus running, try starting the car. It it starts, consider the fuel pump relay, located behind the carpeted outer wall of the right hand (passenger's) footwell.

 Another , perhaps an easier test is to have a helper spray starting fluid into the air intake while cranking the engine; again, it it starts and runs ONLY if the starting fluid is continuously sprayed, then consider the fuel pump or fuel pump relay. If it starts and continues to run WITHOUT additional 'sprays' of starting fluid, it would point to a weak fuel pump.

PS  My daughter used to live in Garner, so I know the area well!

                   Hope this helps,
                           Jerry