Where is the accumulator on a 1988 buick lasabre

SOURCE: 1988 buick lasabre

Nate, I'm not sure what you mean when you say,"I can get it to whine but not turn over. The starter is trying to get it to turn, but I don't think it is getting any gas".

Separate and aprt from not getting any gas is the fact( if I understande you correctly) that the motor is not being cranked by the starter motor. You say "it whines". You are referring to the starter motor, right? the starter motor should not "whine". If this is what's happening by guess is the Bendix spring in the starter motor is broken. The bendix spring is a heavy spring that is mounter on s worm gear in the starter motor. When you go to start the motor by turning the key the starter motor turn and the spring travels down this worm gear and engages tthe geared flywheel and cranks the engine. As soon as the engine starts the flywheel is now turning the bendix spring faster that the starter motor and the spring kicks back to its original position. If the spring is broken it never engages the flywheel and the engine wont crank.
The fact that you say the starter "whines" is what I would expect you to hear if the starter is at fault.

As far as no fuel flow there are 2 ifs: if you have an electric fuel pump, then there is a problem in the fuel flow. If you do not have a electric pump then the fuel pump runs off of the engines motion and since the engine is not cranking, the pump is not pumping and the fuel is not flowing.

Anything else you can add before we conclude that the starter has to come off?

Loringh

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I have the same problem on a 1988 lesaber Climate control and was told to change the climate control as the was the problem. A have the climate control but have a problem to take of the cover that covers the control and the radio. If any one can tell me how to remove it I will put in the new control and see if that will stope the fann.Thanks

SOURCE: i have a 1988 buick lasabre and i need the wiring

Go to the autozone website at autozone.com and register your car. It's free and will give you access to an online repair manual for your car. The wiring diagrams can be found there for your car.( I checked). Hope this helped and best wishes.