Update on car starting

[lexan_122874 at hotmail.com (Lexan Blanchard)]

OK.  Yesterday's weather was pretty good (sunny and 60-ish), so I decided to 
give it another go on starting the car.  Charged the battery (again), and 
tried to start.  No go (guess the car fairy doesn't exist).  Went with one 
suggestion of checking the timing.  Took several hours (my 11 year old son 
is not a well-trained car minion yet), but found it was off.  Lined 
everything up, and the car is closer to starting (making more normal 
starting noises than before).

Guess next is checking the cold injector, and probably the fuel pump.  I 
have been assuming the fuel is the noise I hear, but can someone verify this 
for me?  The noise I hear, is after I have turned the key to start and 
dropped it back to on (and off).  The noise to me is very similar to the 
sound of the antenna motor on my '98 Montero Sport (antenna going up or 
down).  Is this the sound of a fuel pump?

Don't know how much work I will do on the car today.  It's cold outside 
(like 50*), and here is the south that means it's time for hibernation (or 
working on Christmas cards).

Thanks for the help!
Lexan

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