Raven
03-12-2007, 06:48 AM
those howling winds were fierce last week and actually froze the gas line in the wife's car....
because it wouldn't start for nuthin for a couple of days
....i pulled a side boot out of the air manifold and sprayed in some ether and it kicked over
... then quit.... a sure sign of fuel starvation....
requiring three more spray and starts to get it to run again.
This morning despite a real hard frost here this morning it
started just fine.
Come on spring,,,,, you can do it :rolleyes:
Swimmer
03-12-2007, 11:08 AM
Diesel? Or is there moisture in the gas line?
Raven
03-12-2007, 12:49 PM
no swimmer it's a toyota Camry... and that was the first time it wouldn't start period... when it was in the single digits with wind chill.
i must have cranked it over 200 times and it would not catch.
the battery was starting to get weak...
it's the only thing i could think of ...unless the butterfly mechanism on the carb wouldnt close for a full choke .....it just wasn't gonna start.
then when i tried ether...it started and quit.. started and quit
like only the ether was being burned...
running fine now , and spring like temps have arrived thank god.
justplugit
03-12-2007, 07:26 PM
Ethanol can cause moisture too, especiallly if it sits in the tank for awhile. :(
Karl F
03-12-2007, 07:27 PM
Carb???
no fuel injection?
yikes.. late eighties model??
Karl F
03-12-2007, 07:32 PM
Ethanol can cause moisture too, especiallly if it sits in the tank for awhile. :(
yep.. mine don't get to sit too long.. tho..
been told that a half full or less tank isn't good either.. condensation forms faster.. or sumpthing like that.
Raven
03-12-2007, 07:36 PM
nope its a 92.... i went to carbuerator school
the teacher could make one... even
but yeah this is fuel injected...
running good now........phew!
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