ok my car has been sitting for a year due to a pulsation damper issue and lack of money/time to fix it. well finally raided the graveyard came up wit ha new(er) pulsation damper and put everything back together. one thing I noticed I didn't put the injector spacer in on the primary fuel rail. didn't even see it till all was put back together. when I started it up didn't notice fuel smell and it did start at least though I will plan on taking it apart to put piece back in there.

it did act like it was flooded or something like that. you know the car just doesn't want to start. so ended up taking a vacuum line off the dynamic chamber and sucked some oil up. my friend was ever so kind though to keep the oil up there till it sucked about 1 cup of it through the motor :\. is it normal for it to have that hard of a time starting up though after sitting for a year?


with the gas I only have about 1/4 tank when it sat. how much of a chance do you think the tank is rusted and going to cause a problem? also would it hurt just to mix some new gas in and run it through the system rather then dropping the tank?


we did get it started up as I said so it doesn't seem any apex seals broke but is there anything else we need to look at after it was sitting around for a while? or since it did the initial start (even though we couldn't let it warm up due to smoking like a pig) should I be fine?


any other help on a car that has been sitting would be helpfull. thank you guys

 

Mine sat for about a year as well with the tank practically on empty when I baught it. I put about 1/4 tank of fresh gas in and warmed it up, it would not idle for the longest time. I drove it 30 miles home on the interstate and when I got back in stop and go traffic it purred like a kitten. It did smoke a lot on startup but after it warmed up and I drove it around the block it stopped.

 

After sitting for a year you really should have drained and refilled the tank. But the damage is done now...Certainly the fuel filter is well on it's way to being clogged so that would be the first thing to check. It is also normal for an engine that is improperly stored to not easily start so you probably will have to get some oil in there to build up compression.

 

I did a full tune up including fuel filter when I got it home.

Forgot to mention I did mix about 2 ounces of 2 cycle oil to a 5 gallon tank and poured that in. I did do a couple of compression checks before I baught the car, first one was 85 psi accross the board, second one we put a few drops of oil in each rotor and it was also 85 psi, third was a few days later on a full battery charge and it was about 90 psi, after I drove it home I checked it again and it was around 105 psi.

 

well for now the car runs ok but I am running into a few problems. the water temp gauge doesn't seem to show anyheat for a while so I'm assuming the gauge is either sticking or the sender is going. as far as when I'm just cruising the car does ok but at idle it doesn't want to do so very well at this time even more so when cold. and the brakes are very stiff. for light braking they seem to do ok but if I really need to stop I have to CRANK on those brake pedals to get it to do anything. doesn't make me feel too safe right now.
any ideas guys?

 

Make sure the thermostat isn't stuck open. Also clean the connection to the water temp gauge. You did change all your fluids, right?

Define "doesn't want to so so very well" at idle. What does that mean? Pulsing? Rough?

Change the brake fluid. If old fluid sat in your system, then things might have corroded internally. Also make sure the vacuum line to the booster is still connected and not cracked. Make sure to check the other end as well (near the lower intake on the passanger side).

 

I have yet to change all the fluids. oil has been changed plus it stank bad of old gas.
coolant will be changed soon enough. as far s the thermostat being stuck open it was a new thermostat before it started sitting. I know I cna feel heat from the vents. and it seems as though it just jumps up at a certain point.

with the car it runs rough at idle. when cold it hardly wants to run at all. only seems to be a problem at idle though. one I am moving she does just fine and dandy.

vacuum line to the booster seemed ok but I will take another look at it just to make sure. could it be something other then just fluid and a corrosion though?

 

probably missed a vacuum line somewhere along the line causing the rough idle. be sure to change the fluids ASAP or electrolysis will set in quickly with old coolant ultimately causing premature coolant seal failure.

 

think there was only 7 vacuum lines that we disconnected.
two on the pass side, 3 on the front of the TB 2 on the rear of the TB.
also checked the hose that goes from the intaked duct to the BAC (all three hoses), and the two hoses that go to some thing right under the BAC. what is that piece anyway?