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Old 03-07-2007, 04:41 PM
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ok my v6 1999 mustang has been sitting there for 6months doing nothing, i recently tryed to start it, itll turn over but nothing. I jumped it jus went faster but still nothing. I cant figured out wuts wrong with it, i need help plz.
 
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Old 03-07-2007, 05:24 PM
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Did you treat the gas with a stabilizing agent like stabil? It's quite possible the injectors have been stuck with gas varnish.
 
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Old 03-07-2007, 06:28 PM
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no i havent hmm did i have to treat it b4 or i can do it now and how to use it??
 
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Old 03-07-2007, 07:18 PM
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might have to pull your injectors and let the tips of em soak in a top engine cleaner like seafoam or something generic. Id also drain the gas you have and use it for a bonfire. fill your tank back up with a couple gallons and pour another bottle of top engine cleaner/fuel injector cleaner through your gas tank
 
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Old 03-07-2007, 08:48 PM
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hey CDR stang how did you get a SVT v6?? I was wondering if that was possible or...
 
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Old 03-07-2007, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by MattJ
might have to pull your injectors and let the tips of em soak in a top engine cleaner like seafoam or something generic. Id also drain the gas you have and use it for a bonfire. fill your tank back up with a couple gallons and pour another bottle of top engine cleaner/fuel injector cleaner through your gas tank
thanks for ure help, good idea gonna try that all tammarow morining thanks
 
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Old 03-07-2007, 09:24 PM
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drain tank... put fresh gas in...

charge the batt

I wouldnt pull the injectors... but you should run fuel injector cleaner (buy at napa / autozone etc)

check vacuum lines, wires, plugs...

not much to do really...
 
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Old 03-07-2007, 09:25 PM
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hey CDR stang how did you get a SVT v6?? I was wondering if that was possible or...
SVT never made a V6...

so he owns his own Special Vehicle Team... lol
 
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Old 03-08-2007, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by GREG@SN95
drain tank... put fresh gas in...

charge the batt

I wouldnt pull the injectors... but you should run fuel injector cleaner (buy at napa / autozone etc)

check vacuum lines, wires, plugs...

not much to do really...
yah i do think its the injectors r clogged, jus needa get 20 bux so i could do all dat ha . Cause u trys to turn over gets so close but jus doesnt turn on, lol my friends told me to spray hair spray in the intake to see if that helps ahhaha
 
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Old 03-08-2007, 02:50 PM
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one of the reasons the car was down is my stupid friend crashed it into a huge *** concreate block, and screwed up the front of the car. the front frame bent all the way in, tapped the radiator but thats still good, bumper fell of instantly and not damaged. hood cracked in half, but engine is fine jus needa revive it today
 
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Old 03-08-2007, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by GREG@SN95
SVT never made a V6...

so he owns his own Special Vehicle Team... lol
oh, well i was thinking he took it to them in Nevada and had a custom job or something like that
 
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Old 03-08-2007, 03:18 PM
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he actually made the setup all on his own
 
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Old 03-08-2007, 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by nowon
one of the reasons the car was down is my stupid friend crashed it into a huge *** concreate block, and screwed up the front of the car. the front frame bent all the way in, tapped the radiator but thats still good, bumper fell of instantly and not damaged. hood cracked in half, but engine is fine jus needa revive it today
It only takes a month or two and gasoline will start to varnish out. The gas even has a varnish odor to it. If it's real bad, you might have to get the injectors professionally cleaned. Each injector has a micro screen filter in them. And if they're completely clogged with varnish you may not get them going on your own.



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oh, well i was thinking he took it to them in Nevada and had a custom job or something like that
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Old 03-09-2007, 12:18 PM
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thank u guyz alot, jus gotta get the money together for the car to run again then hahaha need 6g's to get my eclipse running again ahahha i have bad luck wit cars
 
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