1996 Dodge Avenger Starting a car thats been parked

ROBERT F JR.

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1996 DODGE AVENGER
4 CYL
FWD
AUTOMATIC
130,000 MILES

I have a car thats been parked for about 6 months that had very little fuel in it when parked. I just bought a new battery and added 3 gallons of gas to the vehicle and cranked it over about a dozen times without so much as a hint of it starting. All the fluids are full and all where changed and topped before it was parked.

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 AT 4:09 PM

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DOCFIXIT

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Check fuel pressure do you hear the pump run?
Then check for spark. Most likely gas may have shalacked the pump and it won't run.

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Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 AT 4:19 PM

BOBBY74

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Thanks, Doc!

The pump was screwed because the gas broke down and coated the whole fuel pump with a tar residue.

I'm about to install a new fuel pump, fuel filter and fuel pressure regulator after letting it sit for a little while longer.

My advice to people that let cars sit for without starting them for long stretches. Use a fuel stabilizer! It's a lot cheaper then replacing all the parts and the time involved replacing parts and cleaning the gunk out of the gas tank!

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Monday, June 15th, 2009 AT 1:22 AM