I thought it may be water in the lines so I ran a couple tanks through the car with the drygas. Didn't seem to help though. I'll look into the vapor lock and see what I can do. At this point anything is better than trying to afford a new car. I'll keep you guys posted on what fixes it.
Phillip B. www.LoungeRoyale.com www.FillWorks.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 10:40 AM Subject: Re: Can some one help with my car > Is it worse on some days but not others (specifically, is it worse on hot, muggy days)? > > It sounds like (knowing nothing about your car or cars in general) there might be some water or condensation in the gas line (probably between the fuel filter to the carburetor. > > Get some drygas (a fuel additive) and pour it into the gastank before the next long drive. > > Check the fuel lines for any obvious leaks. Really check where the line connects to the fuel filter. > > > If this doesn't help at all, I'd agree with the vapor-lock diagnosis. Nissan's are famous for it. > > Give the insulation tip found here a try :http://autorepair.about.com/library/faqs/bl828.htm > > I think that the problem will start to go away as you near winter. > > Jerry Johnson > > > > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/04/03 10:55AM >>> > > Does the car turn over (rurr, rurr, rurrrrrrr) and then stop? > Yes but it never starts. > > > Does it not turn over at all (click, click) > nope > > > Does it start, but sputter and die? (prrr, cough, prrr, cough, cough, > COUGH) > Only if I try to start it to soon. Then I may have to wait another 10 min or > so. > > > Is it _every time_, or only after running for a while? > It's only after I have driven it for a little while. > > > How long has it been happening? Were there other symptoms leading up to > this, or did it start all of a sudden? > It really started this summer. There hasn't been any other real problems > with it besides this. > > > Phillip B. > > www.LoungeRoyale.com > www.FillWorks.com > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
