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How much should I expect to pay for a timing belt?

I hear that. Thanks so much for your input. I will let you know how it pans out in a week or two. I have to arrange a time for my friend to really take a good look. He is a busy guy.

Haven't you ever had to pump the gas on any car to help it start? You can tell when there is something happening or not. There is no change in the sound or the feel of the pedal. That's how I know.Maybe I'm wrong, but I do know it isn't even close to catching when I try to start it. It just turns and turns, and that's it.

No, it just sounds like it is going to start like always, but it just keep turning over and nothing catches. Pumping the gas makes no difference at all. you can tell by the pedal no gas is even flowing.

I know he checked all the fuses and found them to be fine. I am so stressed over this! There is no way in hell I can afford to take it to a dealer either. I know they would find out the problem, but I don't have that kind of money.

I am not mechanical at all. I may have reworded what he said about the sound it makes, but I can assure you he does know what he is doing. I just ordered a chiltons manual for him to reference. The thing is, he really didn't have a lot of time to look. He really was thinking it was the coil pack because he had seen something similar before, but he also said it may be something else. He mentioned the timing belt and the fuel pump. It is really just a matter of him arranging a time to really look around and I still have to wait for the manual to come in the mail. I am really screwed without this car. I am hoping for some insight because I can't afford to not fix it. I am trying to help him with some outside suggestions.

It just refused to start after driving it fine all day here and there. There are 180k miles on it. He said he listened in the gas tank for the fuel pump to click when I turned the key to the on position, and heard nothing. He mentioned it might be the timing belt, because I have never changed it. He really is not sure, I have to get him a chiltons so he can find his way around my car better. He really is a good mechanic, but he needs more time, and it is not free either. Basically he thinks it may be an electrical problem, but is hoping for some direction without having to blindly search.

My 92 Legacy wagon will not start. My mechanic friend put a new coil pack in and there is still no spark going to it. He told me it could take a while to find the cause, and suggested I ask around so here I am. The engine turns over but there is no gas flow and it wont start. Juat happened out of nowhere. Any ideas of what to look for?