Car won't start after changing the thermostat

Asked by GuruZH53G Nov 05, 2017 at 11:15 AM about the 1998 Ford Contour 4 Dr GL Sedan

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 98 Ford Contour it's been
overheating so I changed the
thermostat and now it'll only crank over
but it won't fire up and run

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beatupchevy answered 6 years ago

check for spark , fuel , if you can get a little gas down the throttle see if it'll fire , unless you left some wires disconnected it could be pure coincidence

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F_O_R answered 6 years ago

Maybe you cooked your engine. The thermostat is not related to the engine starting or not.

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GuruZH53G answered 6 years ago

The engine was running i shut it off let it cool down then changed the thermostat now it won't start

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