starting car out of storage?

[Mr. Laz]

ok ... so pulling a car out of storage(1-year)

cranks fine but won't fire

tuned port injection 350


most likely steps besides anti-freeze? :)

[KCUnited]

Any gas in it?

[Iowanian]

Did you put Stabil in the gas before storing?


Is it an older car? Carb?
Try a little gas or starting fluid in the carb to get it going.

[Brock]

Can you hear the fuel pump when you first turn the key?

[Dayze]

the car wasn't stored in a AIDS forest, was it?


as others have stated; might have some moisture in the fuel if it was sitting a while w/out fuel stabilizer in it. been there when I got lazy and didn't put any into my bike when I stored it...sucks when you get a 65 degree February day out of the blue and the bike won't fire.
grr..

[SAUTO]

i would check if you are missing fuel or fire first.
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[Radar Chief]

Fuel and filters is where I’d start.

[King_Chief_Fan]

those effin muffler bearings will get you every time

[Radar Chief]

those effin muffler bearings will get you every time

Could be a worn out isoscelator. :hmmm:

[Dayze]

hey you guys laugh about 'muffler bearings' etc....but I recall one of my first threads here where I asked about transmission fluid in my manual transmission in my jeep.
lol.

......I think Bwana was the first to light me up. lol

[C-Mac]

Could be a worn out isoscelator. :hmmm:

Icocilator....geeess :p


Simple, check for fire and fuel, then plan an attack.

[Bwana]

hey you guys laugh about 'muffler bearings' etc....but I recall one of my first threads here where I asked about transmission fluid in my manual transmission in my jeep.
lol.

......I think Bwana was the first to light me up. lol

:D

[Dayze]

:D

it was a good day; I went from thinking I needed to change my transmission fluid, to "woo hoo! I'm stupid...no need to change the fluid. time for a beer"....in a nanosecond.

:D

[Bwana]

Fuel and filters is where I’d start.

Yep and "if" it has fuel, dump in a bottle or two of this to suck up the water.

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTA7chsy5VSyF1BJTD5drFuxZxNdJjDk0l4INIU4PHGK0EFACc&t=1&usg=__vWUGza5Go0tdBFPXyMqfBedO3so=

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

This is a definite case that has reasonable cause to check for water in the gas. You know the drill, now get with it.

[Jenson71]

Muffler bearings are pretty expensive. They cost me $200 at Jiffy Lube.

Okay, that was the first time I'd ever heard of that joke.

[Brock]

it's always the carb.

i hate those things.

It's TPI.

[Jenson71]

I think when you store your car without using it for a long time, you are supposed to have your gas tank drip a little.

[Mr. Laz]

it's got gas in the tank but it almost like it's not getting to the engine.

i think i can hear the fuel pump running dry

[Demonpenz]

Mustang II's were notorious for problems

[Mr. Laz]

used to be able to add fuel directly to the carb but with TPI i dunno