Can I just add half a tank of good gas to get it going?
2007-05-19 16:03:09 · 9 answers · asked by earlgrey 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
OK some more details. Lights go on, I can hear the fuel pump running, and the engine turns over. So That is why I thought it was just the gas. I guess it comes down to the drain and fill, and just fill group......lol
2007-05-19 16:27:51 · update #1
Your gasoline has lost its vapor pressure and some of the high-end components. I would suggest adding half a tank of premium gas, which has more of the high-end components than regular. Then, rock the car side to side for a minute or so to slosh the gasoline around in the tank and mix it. Try to start it, but be patient. Give the fuel pump a chance to deliver the mix to the carburetor or injector. That should work.
2007-05-19 16:08:13 · answer #1 · answered by TitoBob 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pull the intake hose off the fuel pump and run a short hose from that fitting to a fresh can of gas to start the car. I would drain the tank of gas and start with fresh....additives like Stabil only work to prevent gas from going bad and don't do much when the gas has already formed into varnish.
2007-05-19 23:16:55 · answer #2 · answered by paul h 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't mention exactly how it's not starting.
Is it cranking? There are too many scenerios in the mix here.
Year old fuel usually doesn't constitute a no start condition.
You have to check your fuel line to see if the fuel is being delivered to the carburetor.
If so, does it smell like varnish? If so, then clean out the whole fuel system including rebuilding the carb.
Is there spark? You'll then have to pull one wire, ground it and have someone crank the engine and observe if there is spark jumping to ground.
2007-05-19 23:16:21 · answer #3 · answered by Eddie M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might also add some dry gas additive, which tends to get things going. I am not a mechanic, but when I have a small engine that has trouble that seems to do the trick.
2007-05-19 23:06:36 · answer #4 · answered by Kodiak 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please! Even a lonely old woman with limited knowledge knows that all you have to do is add good gas and some octane booster to the tank, and it should start after a few tries to get the gas moving.Good Luck
2007-05-19 23:08:46 · answer #5 · answered by Candy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they make fuel stabalizer, go to an auto parts store and ask the guy, but your gonna wanna add fresh gas AFTER adding the stabalizer because the fresh gas goin in will mix it up a little bit, hopefully enough to get your baby firing. good luck!!
2007-05-19 23:06:50 · answer #6 · answered by jim b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
best bet would be to drain it. Next time you store it put that additive in there for it (Stabil I think). You wouln't want to run it and mess your carb or plugs up. My jeep sat for a year and a half. It plugged the carb all up after it tore through the filter
2007-05-19 23:06:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when My husband was in Iraq for a year, his car sat at a friends house. and the gas was fine, but the battier was dead. I remember going to the gas station right after we got it started. and the car is still going today.
2007-05-19 23:09:49 · answer #8 · answered by Michele d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sitting that long gas should be drained and refilled, battery-water-over haul-timing tires bracks not good to have one set.
2007-05-19 23:07:47 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋