If a car has been parked outside for about 2 years...

[Fumbler]

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[eldorado99]

haha ok, well I checked all the fluids and they seem to be ok. So I turned the key after putting in a new battery and all the lights turned out and nothing happened engine wise. The only way I could get the lights to come back on and work properly again was to disconnect and reconnect the battery... whats up?

 

[zCypher]

a friend of mine has a cherokee sitting up at his cottage, for months at a time without being touched. one time he left the car for about 5-6 months, and when he went to use it , it started on the first try and ran without problems!

i leave my lancer at my parents place for extended periods of time (dont ask), i go run it periodically and havent experienced any issues there either.

but it definitely does not hurt to check things and replace old decrepid parts before running a car again!

 

[CrackRabbit]

sounds like there is a short in the ignition circut somewhere. check the wiring going to the ignition switch and the starter.

 

[TechnoKid]

Originally posted by: eldorado99
haha ok, well I checked all the fluids and they seem to be ok. So I turned the key after putting in a new battery and all the lights turned out and nothing happened engine wise. The only way I could get the lights to come back on and work properly again was to disconnect and reconnect the battery... whats up?

maybe a relay is getting stuck drawing all the power, and can't "reset" or close/open untill the batterey is disconnected then reconnected?

 

[eldorado99]

yeah! it works now! It was just a loose wiring harness. Well I guess I'd better get some new stuff for it hmm anything you can recommend?

 

[RbSX]

Originally posted by: eldorado99
I'm just fiddlin' around with it, but in order to start it is there anything I should do in order to make it start and not blow up? . It has been parked outside in British Columbia for about 2 years and so its been exposed to a LOT of rain. I am expecting that its not going to start but is there a way to coax it into starting? It ran when it was parked so all of the parts are there and its not that rusty amazingly.

Where in BC are you?

 

[Colt45]

I left one of my cars for 6 years. just gave it a boost and let'er rip.

did maintenence after though..

 

[eldorado99]

Originally posted by: RyanSengara

Originally posted by: eldorado99
I'm just fiddlin' around with it, but in order to start it is there anything I should do in order to make it start and not blow up? . It has been parked outside in British Columbia for about 2 years and so its been exposed to a LOT of rain. I am expecting that its not going to start but is there a way to coax it into starting? It ran when it was parked so all of the parts are there and its not that rusty amazingly.

Where in BC are you?

Greater Vancouver; Langley area

 

[eldorado99]

would the reason it likes to backfire when floored be a result of old gasoline?

 

[RbSX]

Originally posted by: eldorado99

Originally posted by: RyanSengara

Originally posted by: eldorado99
I'm just fiddlin' around with it, but in order to start it is there anything I should do in order to make it start and not blow up? . It has been parked outside in British Columbia for about 2 years and so its been exposed to a LOT of rain. I am expecting that its not going to start but is there a way to coax it into starting? It ran when it was parked so all of the parts are there and its not that rusty amazingly.

Where in BC are you?

Greater Vancouver; Langley area

Oh cool. I live near UBC.

 

[TechnoKid]

Originally posted by: eldorado99
would the reason it likes to backfire when floored be a result of old gasoline?

yes. moisture in the gas tank/fuel lines can do this.

edit: you need to put some fresh fuel and change the fuel filter. There is likely water in the fuel filter, enough to cause backfire when you floor it.

 

[wiredspider]

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: paulney
Bwhahaha. This reminds me. I was living in Berkeley in an apt, and did not have a garage or anything. My motorcycle was parked on a curb, and that's where I did my little maintenance.
One day I decided to change fuel filter, because it was clogging up with sh!t on the bottom of the tank. In order to do that you need to drain the tank completely. I drained it into a clean milk container and proceeded to change the filter. When I unscrewed it, I discovered that the rubber seals were so old, they crumbled in my hands. I debated for a sec about what to do with them, but then said: ah, fvck it and tossed them away.

Long story short, I change the filter, screw it back in, put the tank back in place and pour the gas from the container into the tank. Sicne there was very little of it, I drove to the gas station wich was some 400 feet away and topped off the tank.

On the way back to the house I noticed, that filter screws are leaking, and gas is dripping onto the hot muffler pipe :Q :Q

Now I have a full tank of gas which is leaking, and I don't have any seals. Fvcking great. I park the bike and rush to the hardware store for some rubber seals. Got them quickly and rushed back. Now, I either need to drain the whole tank or unscrew filter screws really quickly, put the rubber seals and screw them back in. The latter seemed like the easier way to go, so I proceeded with that.

I unscrew the filter screws, and gas starts to pour out. I quickly plug the hole with one finger, while putting the seal on. Then screw the bolt back in. By this time I'm completely covered in gas, everything around stinks with gas fumes, and there's a little puddle of gas beneath the byke.

I wipe the sweat off the face and was just about ready to clean sh!t up, when this Mexican dude who lived across the street comes over to chit chat. He's like: what's up, man? I turn around and see that he has a cigarette burning in his mouth :Q :Q :Q

Luckily, nothing happened. But that was one of the scariest moments in my life.
He's like; what's up, man

Similar story for me. Except replace the Mexican dude with my niece who smoked. We bitched about her throwing butts into our lawn, so she walked a little from the porch and pitched them into the road. Well, she pitched one into the road while I was replacing a gas line under my Pathfinder, soaked in gas.


Anyway, in addition to what they said above, your rotors and drums are going to have some surface rust on them - take it easy until the rust wears off.

:Q

 

[eldorado99]

fuel filters aren't expensive are they?

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: eldorado99
fuel filters aren't expensive are they?

No, not really. $10-20 range. They're just messy sometimes because gas will run out of the fuel line.

 

[lobadobadingdong]

reminds me of home, I once mowed a neighbors yard and found a VW beetle hiding in the tall grass, the owner didn't even remember it was there. (she thought she sold it years ago)

 

[db]

Valve could be sticking. Try any brand of miracle oil to see if that helps.