starting problem

[Guest janard]

hi i just went over a freind house he has not started car in two years. put new battery in car fires for about 2 seconds then dies it appears to be geting fuel

[F&J]

Not enough info, but from what was said about "sitting 2 yrs"...It may have gas squirting from the accel pump, but the main jets could be plugged. Just a guess.

what kind of car and year?

[Guest janard]

Not enough info, but from what was said about "sitting 2 yrs"...It may have gas squirting from the accel pump, but the main jets could be plugged. Just a guess.

what kind of car and year?

thanks i did pull off carburetor im taking to the shop to have them look at it

[NTX5467]

IF your location is one where E10 ethanol'd gasoline is sold, you'll probably need to drain the gas tank and flush the fuel lines. Phase separation is when the ethanol in the gasoline combines with ambient moisture and "sinks" to the bottom of the fuel tank. Remember where the fuel pickup is in the tank? At the bottom.

VERY few gasoline manufacturers would claim their product is "fresh" after two years, anyway. Many claim that freshness can go away after only 90 days, too, but I think it might be more influenced by where the vehicle is stored and such.

In any event, it's not that it's "getting gas", but the QUALITY of the gas it's getting to the carb that matters. "Old" gas will generally have the "higher-end aromatics" evaporated out of it . . . the things which help the engine run when first started and in cooler weather. Phase separation will also decrease the octane a few numbers, too, not that lower octane might keep the engine from running.

Phase separation can also happen in the carb's float bowl, too . . . possibly worse there with the open-at-idle bowl vent than in the fuel tank.

AND, of course, spark plug condition can be a highly-influencing item in this whole mix, too!

Please keep us posted . . .

NTX5467

[joe_padavano]

To the OP:

Our mind reading still isn't working. Unless you can provide the year, make, model, and engine of the car in question (and is it stock or has it been modified) any responses in this thread will likely not be particularly helpful. There are dozens of potential causes. More info will let us provide you with useful info.