i turned off my car,bec.i pump gas,but when im ready to go,my car wont start,i wait 2mins then it works,whats?

Question

wrong to my car? i got home i did the same thing, & it happened again.. what should i do?

Answer 1

Another dummy asking a question and you do not put the vehicle make down. So you get a generic answer then.

You flood the carburetor with gas and by the time you wait it is just at the right mixture to start. You probably need a tune up but you can ask in your next question what that is.


Get a Haynes Repair Manual at the local Auto Zone or auto parts store in your area. It will troubleshoot and show you how to fix your vehicle. Also on the Auto Zone site has a section for vehicle maintenance

Answer 2

could be a faulty starter/ solinoid.. If it was the alternator, the car would start the warning lights would be on the dash all the time and the first signes would be as your driving along the radio wouold fade out, then the car would cut out and no power at all...then you wait and the battery would recover, and the car would restart.. but would only run for a shorter distance. Every night you would have to recharge the battery and in the morning the car would start first time every time. So i think replacing the alt was a waist of pennies. Perhaps if you can add if the car actuatly turns over when you put the key in and try to start it.. or if everything is dead?, when the engine wont start- does the radio work fine?. If it was a fuel pump i would imagine it would turn over and slutter to life with what is in the carb/injection system

Answer 3

unless you have an older car (mid-80's or older), you're not flooding it. most cars today are fuel injected, not carburated.

The fuel you are using in the car has a high alcohol content causing the fuel in the fuel injector rack to vaporize from the heat in the engine compartment when the engine is shut off. The condition is known as "vapor lock" and it has a critical time frame of between 5 and 15 minutes depending on the underhood temperatures; the hotter the underhood temperature when the car is shut off the faster the alcohol boils and turns to vapor. After 15 minutes the fuel rail cools down and the fuel vapors condense and the fuel in the rail returns to a liquid state allowing you to start the car again.

this condition is very common in the fall and the spring when the "winter grade" fuel is used and outside temperatures start to rise. Winter grade fuel has alcohol in it to prevent fuel line icing and to promote faster evaporation of the fuel. Too much alcohol or too hot a day causes your problem.

Try this the next time: before trying to restart the car, turn the ignition switch to "on" but do not crank the engine. This will run the electric fuel pump for 5 seconds before the pump shuts off. after the 5 seconds, turn the key "off" then back on for another 5 seconds. This will cycle the vapors out of the fuel rack and back towards the tank if it is a fuel return type system and bring fresh fuel up or, if its a non-return system it will compress the vapors that will make it easier to start.

If you're using a high-octance fuel, drop back down to the lower grade (87 octane) that is called for in your owners manual. The higher octane fuels seem to have more of a problem with vapor lock.

hope that answers your question.

Answer 4

I can only assume you are talking about a honda. Perhaps a hard start under warm motor conditions may be an ignition issue. Ignition module maybe?

Is is only when you stop to fuel up? Seems weird if it is.

Answer 5

u r flooding the carb, what u need to do is crank the starter without giving it gas, this way u will not get excess gas in the carb n get a smooth start

Answer 6

Might have sucked water or other junk in...

Answer 7

starter...bad bushing

Answer 8

fuel main relay...........