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On Sep 14, 2009, at 11:54 AM, [email protected] wrote:
Apologies for bringing up this topic before. I promise to ask
different
questions this time:
The fact that my Spider has been sitting in my garage not running for
probably longer than I ever drove it is beginning to drive me nuts.
I did at some point attempt to do all the various things folks have
suggested to me (except for replacing the gas), but got
depressed/dismayed/sidetracked with school. I want to start again.
If I
say "that crummy Bosch FI in Series 3 Spiders" and "bellcrank fiasco",
I'll bet at least a few of you remember what I'm talking about....
I have three simple questions:
1. I do not understand how one siphons gas out of the car. I know
how to
siphon (having made wine during my college days), but I can't figure
how
to siphon something I don't want anywhere near my mouth. What do you
put
it in? Is it highly flammable? Is it corrosive? How do you dispose
of it?
How do you know how much is in the tank? It occurred to me I might
be able
to buy some tubing and a turkey baster and maybe get the liquid
started
into the tube by creating vacuum with the baster. But if you guys have
done this before, surely you have tips on the easiest way to do it?
Get one of these at your local Harbor Freight store.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=47334
Stick the end with the jiggled all the way into the tank, (you'll need
to use a long screwdriver to get it past the flap in the filler neck)
put the other end in a gas can. Jiggle vigorously until fuel starts
flowing.
2. I unhooked the battery ground, but this was back in 2005, so I'm
assuming there's not much juice there. I want to trickle charge the
battery now, but to do so, do I re-hook the battery ground and then
hook
the charger to the battery and to a place on the chassis, or can I
hook up
the charger without completing the battery circuit to the car?
If the battery has been sitting in a discharged state for a few years,
chances are very good that it is history. Personally, I wouldn't
waste any time trying to charge it. Besides, the Bosch spiders are
very sensitive to battery voltage during cranking so a new battery is
a good place to start.
3. One of the reasons I stopped trying to figure out why I couldn't
get
the car running completely in 2005 (it sounded like it was then
running on
one cylinder) was because Someone Who Shall Go Nameless told me it was
hard on the engine to keep starting it/trying to start it when it was
running in that condition. Is that true and if so, how do I test the
engine's being able to run?
You won't really know until you try. I'd put in a fresh battery, new
plugs, fresh fuel, check all the fluids and give it the old college
try.
Thanks!
Tess
in Bellevue, WA USA
the weather is perfect for top-down driving...
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