Sittin for the winter - Won't Start
03-04-2006, 12:47 PM
#1
Senior Member
Certified GM nut
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 2,028
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Sittin for the winter - Won't Start
I didn't know exactly where to put this question...
I had my Bonn sitting for the winter, i put StaBil in it, has a full tank of gas, and some gas treatment to prevent water, i did exactly what the guys at the automotive stoor told me to do i let it run for 15 mins to get the StaBil through the sytsem, but today i went out to start it and i couldn't get it to start. I have never let a vehicle sit for that long so maybe i am just doin somthing wrong, or what? Is there a trick to get it to start or do you have to just keep cranking it? I need to get it started cuz my truck is leavin me soon so if i can't get my car runnin i am not going to have anything to drive. Thanks a lot.
Robb
I had my Bonn sitting for the winter, i put StaBil in it, has a full tank of gas, and some gas treatment to prevent water, i did exactly what the guys at the automotive stoor told me to do i let it run for 15 mins to get the StaBil through the sytsem, but today i went out to start it and i couldn't get it to start. I have never let a vehicle sit for that long so maybe i am just doin somthing wrong, or what? Is there a trick to get it to start or do you have to just keep cranking it? I need to get it started cuz my truck is leavin me soon so if i can't get my car runnin i am not going to have anything to drive. Thanks a lot.
Robb
03-04-2006, 12:53 PM
#3
Senior Member
Certified GM nut
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Home Sweet Home in New York
Posts: 2,009
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Is it cranking slowly and just not catching? Are you turning the key and getting nothing? If so, you want to check your battery. It may have drained down during the winter.
03-04-2006, 12:54 PM
#4
Senior Member
Certified GM nut
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 2,028
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
yea it was dead so i put it on the charger... let it fully charge but it still wont start...
to me... i dont know a whole lot... but it sounds like its not gettin gas or somthing? which i dont understand cuz its got a full tank
to me... i dont know a whole lot... but it sounds like its not gettin gas or somthing? which i dont understand cuz its got a full tank
03-04-2006, 01:12 PM
#5
Senior Member
Certified GM nut
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 2,028
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I just went out and tried to start it to see if i could try and tell you exactly what its doin... when i turn the key it just cranks and cranks, but if i give it gas it sounds like its about to start but then dies right when i take my foot off the pedel. Also i dont know if this matters, the service engine soon light is on... thanks
03-04-2006, 01:35 PM
#6
Senior Member
Certified Car Nut
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 19,756
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
03-04-2006, 01:44 PM
#7
Senior Member
Certified GM nut
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 2,028
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by 1993 SLE
what does the ALCL look like, and how do i know which are the terminals A&B?
Thanks
03-04-2006, 02:13 PM
#8
Senior Member
True Car Nut
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Corn Fields, IN
Posts: 2,767
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
It is the connector that is in the kick panel directly above your shins when you are sitting in the drivers seat. The two terminals you want, A and B, are of a different color than the rest.
