Problem: If the wiress on the o2 are not there....
 

The o2 sensor on my early '85 944 has broken off will this prevent the car from starting???? I have not started the car in years and I wanted to know if this could be the reason the car was not starting.

No

Well, I am pretty sure no



If the DME isn't getting a reading or gets a messed up one from the O2 I think it just over-rides and runs a little rich...decreased gas milage is about it.

What are the symptoms of the no start? Cranks?

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Not to harp on it but let me be the first to say...If the belts are questionable at all change them before you get going. Dryrot / age may not cause it to snap but it can shear off the teeth. I know from experience. :(

The car is make a hard cranking sound, the starter seems to be turning the car only briefly. Also, the fuel pump does not seem to be going on when I turn the key. Could a lack of lubrication in the cylinders be making it harder to turn (cause by sitting)?