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Doesn't want to start - 2001 Pontiac Grand AM SE

2001 Pontiac Grand Am SE 6-cylinder automatic, will not start and can hear the fuel pump kick in, waited a day or so and started, drove for a few, shut off, a couple of times, fianally, the service person found that it drags and almost didn't want to start. Any suggestions

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Those are very good places to start. After those tests are done, you could have leaking injector or injectors that are flooding your car with gas while it is sitting. Also spark could be going away when the engine is hot. This could be a crank position sensor going out. If you crank a long time and give it a little throttle it might start if it is flooding itself.

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Have you changed the fuel filter lately? If not change it!

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