Help. Trouble starting

Ayoitsdavid · 02-26-2012, 07:34 AM

Okay, I tried to start my dads car that has been sitting in our driveway for six years. It's a 84 GSL SE. I put high octane gas in the tank after removing the gas . And starter fluid on the carburetor. I try to start it, but all it does is start for 2 seconds then dies. I did this and tried with two cans of starter, same results everytime. What should I do? Please help

***TitaniumTT*** · 02-26-2012, 09:29 AM

Pull start.........

Ayoitsdavid · 02-26-2012, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

Pull start.........

Ill try
Thanks

dr1vn · 02-26-2012, 11:16 PM

gsl-se should be fuel injected? but in either case ive had a couple of sitters that ive gotten running / asuming the pulling doesnt work within a street length... ive had to flush out bad fuel in line and replace fuel filter -if all you did was pump out bad gas out of tank and fill her up you still have alot of poor quiality fuel to pump through engine ' other things to look for would be a coolant seal that went bad and letting in small amount of coolant check your plugs after each pull ..good luck and enjoy your ride

Ayoitsdavid · 02-27-2012, 01:36 AM

Well my dad says its the carburetor. And he took off the fuel injection for reasons he doesn't remember

02-26-2012, 07:34 AM	#1
Ayoitsdavid The Newbie Join Date: Feb 2012 iTrader: (0) Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	Help. Trouble starting Okay, I tried to start my dads car that has been sitting in our driveway for six years. It's a 84 GSL SE. I put high octane gas in the tank after removing the gas . And starter fluid on the carburetor. I try to start it, but all it does is start for 2 seconds then dies. I did this and tried with two cans of starter, same results everytime. What should I do? Please help Last edited by Ayoitsdavid; 02-26-2012 at 02:46 PM..

02-26-2012, 09:29 AM	#2
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02-26-2012, 11:16 PM	#4
dr1vn The Newbie Join Date: Jun 2010 iTrader: (0) Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	gsl-se should be fuel injected? but in either case ive had a couple of sitters that ive gotten running / asuming the pulling doesnt work within a street length... ive had to flush out bad fuel in line and replace fuel filter -if all you did was pump out bad gas out of tank and fill her up you still have alot of poor quiality fuel to pump through engine ' other things to look for would be a coolant seal that went bad and letting in small amount of coolant check your plugs after each pull ..good luck and enjoy your ride

02-27-2012, 01:36 AM	#5
Ayoitsdavid The Newbie Join Date: Feb 2012 iTrader: (0) Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	Well my dad says its the carburetor. And he took off the fuel injection for reasons he doesn't remember