Chrysler Repair: 96 neon: no start, exhaust gas recirculation valve, exhaust gas recirculation

Question
QUESTION: i get fire at the plugs it tries to start but floods it to death in gas.any help will help thanks

ANSWER: Hi Brenda,
Check the exhaust gas recirculation valve.  See if it might be stuck slightly ajar. It is located in a small pipe that branches off the exhaust manifold and routes back to the intake manifold at the rear of the engine. The valve has a round top with a vacuum line, and flange area between it and the valve body mounted in the pipe. Inside the flange look to see the valve stem which has a circumferential slot. Use the tip of screwdriver in the slot to move the stem back and forth against spring-action in one direction that attempts to close the valve. Make sure that it closes to a dead stop by means of the spring. If it doesn't or appears to move with a lot of friction, then spray some WD-40 on the stem where it enters the valve body, work it some more back and forth, then see if it will start well. Such a partially ajar valve will prevent starting due to the leaning out of the mixture that is causes. The non-ignition of the fuel charge may actually be what you mistake for flooding out.
Also check the computer for engine fault codes. Turn the igniton key:"on-off-on-off-on and leave on" doing that in  5 seconds or less elapsed time. Then watch the check engine light, which remains 'on', to see it begin to flash, pause, flash, etc. Count the number of flashes before each pause. Then repeat the process to be sure of an accurate set of flash counts. Tell me the counts in the order of appearance and we'll go from there. Tell me which engine size you have.
Roland
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QUESTION: hi ron i have a code checker i ran a check and got the o2 sensor code.i replaced it and it still wont start and i still get the o2 code.i will try the egr valve.i will let you know how it goes!!! thanks ron

Answer
Hi Brenda,
The O2 code may simply be 'stale'...you have to erase a code to get rid of it, usually by diconnecting the battery. In any case, it would not cause a no start by itself whereas an egr valve if stuck ajar could do that. Keep me posted.
Roland