Sick 90 90q

[Lino M. Valadas]

Gentlemen,

My son's 1990 90q will not start and as a result he's stranded up in North
Bay Ontario at College.  I'm in Toronto, but this Friday will drive up (450
Km) to see what I can do to revive it. (I must be nuts it's -20 C up there)

The battery is dead now.  He's had several attempts at starting it with
boosts from friends and CAA to no avail.  The fuel pump buzzes, so I assume
fuel is not an issue.  It appears that sometimes the engine almost catches
but never starts.  The car has a history of being very hard to start when
hot.

Any tips on where to look first, would be greatly appreciated.  Even though
I'm a 10v kind a guy,  I'm not familiar with the 90 90q.

Thanks

Lino