Well my daily driver acclaim has had its first failure. its -34c without any windchill effect and she cant start. I dont hear the fuel pump priming.
Ive got the block heater plugged in, along with a space heater "radiant type" sitting under the gas tank.
going to let that sit for half a hour, then maybe try a propane torch on the relays.
any better ideas?
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Get some 99% isopropyl alcohol or isoheet and dump it in the tank, i bet you've got water dropping out of the ethanolated fuel and freezing... might need to heat the filter also.
Don't use a methanol based gas line antifreeze/drier, they interact funny with the ethanol and end up holding less water in solution (i.e. more coming out and being freeze susceptible)
So just give it some heat for a while and kick the tank if you hear no prime, jolt the pump into action (Could be a coincidental failing pump that just decided the fuel was a mite too thick for it this morning)
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Im thinking the pump packed it in as well.
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hit the tank with a rubber hammer while cranking it sometimes it is all it need to get one last run from a fuel pump
there we go, all fixed.
I unfroze the fuel system, installed new plugs and she fired right up.
I believe the problem is the asd or a relay is sticking. moisture inside maybe.
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Did you heat the relays?
Most likely as RW said, water kinda froze up the pump.
Not sure about you guys but our winter is supposed to end this weekend, finally,
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Ha, its getting going! Wouldnt running some E85, say 1/8 tank to top of the top be helpful..??..it would absorb tank water and brun it. Then some high test?
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