Marktwo

Hello H-T! I'm new to Hondas, having just bought a 1993 Milano Red EH2 in August. It has 83000 on the clock and the interior is almost flawless, but the exterior, well that's another story (dents, dings, scratches, uneven bumper). I bought it for $2900, which I know is kinda steep considering its condition, but that's the cheapest I had seen a 5gen hatch with that few miles on it in 5 months of searching. I bought the hatch as a project car, and I haven't had the time due to work and lots of other things going on. Anyways ... my problem is this: it has sat in my driveway awaiting registration and tags for months, and I went out to start it a couple days ago, and it doesn't run! It ran when I bought it, but now, this is what happens when I try to start it. The starter clicks, the engine catches, but it drops revs almost immediately to 0 and cuts out. If I give it gas while starting it, it only prolongs the erratic idling, but cuts as soon as I stop. Also, when I get out of the car after trying to start it, I can smell gasoline fumes pretty heavily. I tried searching for help on this but couldn't find a similar problem. I've also checked the battery terminals, charged the battery, and tried jumping it. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance

Discosteak

iTrader: (1)

check your fuel lines injectors and fuel pump it sounds like a fuel system problem or maybe you just have a tank full of bad gas

Rhythm Racer

if it ran before its prolly just bad gas, when i had my 92 camaro i roc i let it sit for a motnh and i had to drain the gas and put new gas in it and it was fine

Marktwo

I was thinking it was something fuel related, considering it ran when I bought it. Is there a drain plug on the fuel tank to drain the fuel or do I have to siphon it out? I should have thought of that first thing ...

mycivicstoo(s)low

I'm pretty sure you're gonna have to siphon it.