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Originally Posted by pletby
I've had a few instances while bump starting where the engine wouldn't fire. I think the battery was still good. I had to pull over and wait a few minutes before it would fire. I could still crank the engine. I double checked last time to make sure I had the key in the 'run' position. Any ideas?
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This happened to me in my '91 DX hatchback. Sometimes it wouldn't bump start (and I believe I'm reasonably skilled at doing this, it's simply not... starting...), and when that happened I also couldn't start it with the starter either. Crank and crank and I got nothing. If I Waited about a minute and let it rest without an attempted start, that would fix it and then I could get it started (bump or crank). Sometimes if I could coast that long it would start, other times I'd have to just let it sit (pulling over, or sitting at a light with angry people behind me). This was common enough for me that I stopped turning the engine off unless I knew I could coast a *long* time - so I seldom did so. I got the hang of when I could usually get away with it, but it was always a risk.
I never did figure out *why* this happened and none of the repairs I ever dumped into the vehicle made any difference.