Problems with a 92

[Brandi1983]

My 92 elantra sat for like 2 or 3 weeks without being started. It has over a half a tank of gas and it sounds like it wants to start but after trying to jump it for about 45 minutes it still didn't start. I put in a new battery and still nothing....someone I know thinks it may have slipped time. If you know anything please help me.

I'm Desperate
Brandi

[jds]

Even though it is fuel injected I found out that it is possible to flood the '92 Elantra. After changing everything possible (ie, plugs, fuel filter, air filter)and even then nothing. So I decided to see if there was fuel actually squirting into the engine. I disconnected the bolts holding the fuel rail to the engine to see if fuel was squirting into the engine while cranking. Sure enough there was plenty of fuel squirting in. Coincidentally the engine started briefly. I sprayed a few squirts of fuel injecter cleaner into the holes. I turned it over and it started. It ran crappy. With the engine still running re-attache the fuel rail so that it is assembled properly (how you found it). At this point it should start returning to a somewhat normal idle. Now you have to take it around the block or even on the freeway and run the crap out of it and it should be fine. Please be careful when you first take the fuel injecters out of the holes. You still want all of the fuel to squirt into the engine. It just needed a little more air for the time being. To avoid this from happening again especially in the winter, refrain from starting and stopping the car when it is cold. In other words you need to move your car to let someone out especially after it has been sitting all night. The engine runs too rich when it is cold and it doesn't have enough heat to burn away the excess fuel because the engine is cold. I hope this helps.

Good Luck