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Car not starting after sitting awhile, what should I check?


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Lances133
01-21-2007, 05:26 PM
I recently sold my 96 2.2 to my step brother, he drove it fine for the first 2 days, and now it's not starting.

*He said it sounds like it wants to but it's just not.
*It's got plenty of fuel and he said it should be getting enough juice
*It's been sitting for a few months with some starts in between so I could get it inspected.
*It's just recently gotten pretty cold here aswell.

Any ideas? What are some things I should check? The car has always started up fine before this and like I said he drove it for 2 days "babying" it and it was fine. I really don't want to have to give him his money back and take this car back I'M FCKING DONE WITH IT :banghead:

Classicrocjunkie
01-21-2007, 09:55 PM
make sure it has fuel, spark foremost. If you are 100% sure on those, possible CPS has gone bad. If thats malfunctioning the car is just going to flood out due to not knowing when to fire properly.

z24forlife
01-22-2007, 12:07 AM
have you checked the fuel pump... sounds like somthing but doesnt sound to serious tho..

good luck :wink:

CavLCD128
01-22-2007, 01:51 PM
plugs and wires first...ignition is key!

wafrederick
01-24-2007, 06:30 PM
Check the fuel pressure with a fuel pressure gauge.

i3o2Matt
01-26-2007, 12:41 AM
how old is the battery?

Cold_Silence
01-29-2007, 03:26 AM
Yes i would check the battery, ignition setup, then fuel delivery. If it was working fine for you it should be something simple and/or related to the cold. Im sure you will figure it out. :)

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