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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 10:51 PM
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Default Help! Car won't start after 2 months of storage

I'm posting this for my brother. He has a 93 Lude H23 Auto. He said car started fine before he left for his Vacation...2 months later, I took a look at it and the starter cranks-up but the car doesn't start up. Battery seems fine. Has a half tank of gas. What could be some causes?
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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 11:45 PM
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cpuld be bad gas, also when was the last time he had an oil change before it was stored?
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Old Jun 27, 2003 | 01:05 AM
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sounds definitely like bad gas.

get some octane booster and starter fluid. i would recommend you fill up all the way with a bunch of octane booster and new fuel.
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Old Jun 27, 2003 | 04:42 AM
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check for spark. if u have spark then u know it's a gas problem.
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Old Jun 27, 2003 | 06:18 AM
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I dont think gas would be a problem, does the spark? does descripe what happens to the car when you turn it on, could be a harnes, maybe animal ate a wire, anything but i dont think it is gas, gas has about a 2 year life, it isnt gonna be great but i mean with 8month gas my friends turned his freshly turbo'd swaped h22a over just fine, maybe if you live next to salt water could be a cap or rotor/
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Old Jun 27, 2003 | 12:56 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Quade &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">check for spark. if u have spark then u know it's a gas problem.</TD></TR></TABLE>

you need fuel, spark, and compression to start a motor.
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Old Jun 27, 2003 | 04:24 PM
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Dried fuel goo in the injectors sticking them shut? That's happened to me.
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