car would not start after being off for 1week
#1
Suzuka Master
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car would not start after being off for 1week
It started, then shutdown in two seconds (choke up). I tried again, and just empty cranks. After 2-3 tries it finally started and was running rough with RPMs jumping up and down, finally stabilized. I let it fully warm up, then tried again and it started fine, like usual.
Any idea what it is, is it just random because of long stay and tank being only 1/4 full ?
Any idea what it is, is it just random because of long stay and tank being only 1/4 full ?
#3
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It started, then shutdown in two seconds (choke up). I tried again, and just empty cranks. After 2-3 tries it finally started and was running rough with RPMs jumping up and down, finally stabilized. I let it fully warm up, then tried again and it started fine, like usual.
Any idea what it is, is it just random because of long stay and tank being only 1/4 full ?
Any idea what it is, is it just random because of long stay and tank being only 1/4 full ?
I think if its really cold the ECU has a hard time adjusting to the very dense air on initial start up.
The fuel shouldnt start to gum up as unleaded generally starts to freeze around -100*F IIRC. It shouldnt begin to gum up until well below 0*F, however it does depend on the additives. If your fuel is watered down, it will definitely begin to freeze sooner.
#5
Suzuka Master
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well, my car was off for a week and during that week here in NJ the temperatures were around freezing mark during the day, and maybe 20F during night. I also had to hold my foot on the gas pedal to start the car, it would not, just empty cranks. The next day (on the same tank of gas ) it was starting fine. I guess as car gets older, things begin to rust when its not in use for number of days. I am still on original spark plugs at 87K miles, maybe time to replace them after 10 years?
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