I let it sit for 2 weeks and now it wont start.
02-10-07, 07:46 PM
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I let it sit for 2 weeks and now it wont start.
Problem:After letting the car sit for 2 weeks I go out this morning to try and start it so I can take it to work. I turn the key and the motor turns but it wont start. Im thinking it is not sparking.
Symptoms:
-It cranks
-It smells like gas when I hit the pedal so I know the fuel pump is fine.
-It sounds like there is nothing but air being punched out in the combustion chambers.
Thanks guys. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
PS..its a 93 SC300 5speed.
Symptoms:
-It cranks
-It smells like gas when I hit the pedal so I know the fuel pump is fine.
-It sounds like there is nothing but air being punched out in the combustion chambers.
Thanks guys. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
PS..its a 93 SC300 5speed.
02-10-07, 08:13 PM
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Get some jumper cables and hook em up.......... then start it up.
2 weeks without driving can cause a battery, especially an older one, to lose charge.
And if that doesn't work, then we need to figure out why it isn't getting any spark.
2 weeks without driving can cause a battery, especially an older one, to lose charge.
And if that doesn't work, then we need to figure out why it isn't getting any spark.
02-10-07, 08:20 PM
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Problem solved!
10 mins after posting this I went outside to give it another try. I had a friend give me a jump but no luck. I was getting frustrated. I then decided to just be a savage and let it crank for a minute straight. Yes thats right, a whole 60 seconds. The motor was hesitating but it was starting. I let it idle for a bit and gave it a couple test revvs. You could hear so much missfire from the motor. It sounded like car had two step. It was just as I had suspected. Those 2 yr old spark plugs arent so good anymore.
If this ever happens to you just do what I did.
10 mins after posting this I went outside to give it another try. I had a friend give me a jump but no luck. I was getting frustrated. I then decided to just be a savage and let it crank for a minute straight. Yes thats right, a whole 60 seconds. The motor was hesitating but it was starting. I let it idle for a bit and gave it a couple test revvs. You could hear so much missfire from the motor. It sounded like car had two step. It was just as I had suspected. Those 2 yr old spark plugs arent so good anymore.
If this ever happens to you just do what I did.
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