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gsl-se sat for the winter, won't start!

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Old 04-01-14, 03:37 PM
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gsl-se sat for the winter, won't start!

Hey all, seems to be a million methods and I'd like to know the best way to get my se running. It was last started in October 2013. Put a new battery in it and it will crank strong but will not fire up. What can I do to get her going again? Searching gave me a bunch of different answers and I guess I wanted clarification as to what you guys had the best luck with. In a bit of a crunch as I need to get out of the storage unit I'm in today :-( thanks in advance
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Is it getting gas to the engine? Is it getting spark? I'd check those 2 basic items first.
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Pull the plugs and do the deflood procedure. You probably didn't get it hot enough before
turning it off when putting it in storage and its now flooded or the injectors leak a bit and again,
its flooded. Try that first.
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The negative battery terminal had worn just enough to make it not ground. It grounded enough to crank and run all the accessories, but I replaced the terminal and pulled the engine fuse. Cranked it, replaced the fuse and it fired right up. Thanks for the help guys.
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awesome. have fun driving it now. =)
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Once I fix the leaky oil metering pump I will :-(
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