sheesh lol, where do i tie this "object of choice" to ??? lol

 

Use an old tennis shoe as long as the air cleaner will hold it from falling out the other way.

Really, just trickle charge it until someone is around. You have plenty of time. It will be quicker for finding the cause.
I used to use starting fluid. Just use a little bit whlie being careful. Spray it down inside and look away if you're worried about back fire. It's better than losing something in the engine. I've seen people disassemble thier engine over something like this.

 

True that.


Uhh... 83_camaro_83, I forget whether you said this or not, but is it like cranking and then just not catching, or what? Did you pump the gas a few times before cranking and then floor it while trying to get it to crank?

 

Will you get you're freaking butt out there, and start you're dang car already!!!

 

Anything. Tie it to your muffler, if you like.

 

i must say you are all smart-asses lol Im heading out, wish me luck

ps : I think i will tie it to the cat that lives 4 doors down

 

Then what will you tie the cat to?


Good luck.

 

Why not just forget the car, and ride the cat to school.

 

They're not as emissions friendly. And they die when you put gas in them.

.. actually, good question.. I wish I could capture a kitty to ride to school... Much easier to find a parking spot.

 

I just went and started both my cars. IT's really cold out there.
-3 F !
F!

 

Oh my GAWD!


I havent run my 87 in like a month. I really need to start it sometime...

 

LOL as funny as those last few comments have been, i am sooo pissed, it wanted to go, but not enough battery power so im calling my canadian tire roadside assistance to get boosted.....but they are working against me!!! AHHHHH....looks like im gonna need that cat

 

That sucks. Take it to like walmart or something (the battery, not the whole car) and get them to charge it, maybe?

 

what am i gonna drive there.....the cat?

 

When its that cold out gasoline just doesn;t want to vapourize well. No vapourization= no combustion.
Can "flood" the motor easily. One way to start a flooded pesky cold motor is with propane. propane is a gas ( its already vapourized) and burns nice and smooth even in a car motor. Starts up much easier on real cold days too.
Get a propane torch and shoot some propane down the carbs barrels while holding open the throttles. Close the throttles, get your head out of the carb and start it up.

 

...almost there!

 

f bird 88 - if only i had a propane torch lying around

and yeah it was close, but arggg, I called that roadside assistance, heres how it went

CT-Good evening canadian tire roadside assistance

Me- yeah i need a boost

CT-For us to send out a boost, your car needs to be plugged in

Me- so your saying if i ever get stuck on the roadside, im gonna have to have a really long extension cord?

Ct- blah blah blah "im bull****ting now"

SHEEESH!!

 

So plug it in. They dont have to know that it doesnt do anything.

 

well,
It does say "road side assistance"

 

thats what i said, then shes starts talking about some insurance stuff!! IM like...lady, what the **** are you talking about......do i get the boost or not??

the answer was no

 

Can you use a battery from another car?

Ohh, I know! Push it out onto the road and sit there with the hood up until someone stops!

 

do you have starting fluid?

 

LOL dude the closest road is the highway

Some driver
"what the hell, theres some kid pushing his camaro onto the highway....Now hes merging!! without signaling!!"

and i cant boost from parents for 2 reasons

1: they arent home
2: they both have new cars and apparently you can fry the computer in them by boosting from them

 

Your gonna call me an idiot for this

But all my starting fluid was used in my potato launcher :lala:

 

WTF I give up.
At least you have a reason to stay inside.
Put it on the charger and it will be waiting in the morning.

 

Now you know what to buy and carry in your trunk to be prepared for another -40C morning, next time you're at the big CTC store in Calgary. Way better than starting fluid and way cheaper than a CTC boost.
if the motor will turn over, the propane will get it started with no damage. If the fuel line from the tank to the carb is frozen it won;t stay running long. Gas line antifreeze will cure that (methanol).

 

Oh. Then I dunno. If you take the battery out, then it shouldnt harm anything..?

You need one of these.... See that crank just under the radiator?



That's what you need.


Oh and props on the potato cannon. I have one myself, but it is pneumatic. Put a key lime through a detergent box at fifty feet, not even fully pressured.

 

I get petro "winter gas" i heard it helps gas line freezing

and 305q_ta86

shouldnt you be studying lol, instead of looking at pictures:P

my potato canno record - over 500 feet with the potato on fire

i also have launched : zukini, sausage, and apples....lol

 

Nice. I havent had a chance to try for distance, because I have nowhere to do it.



..And dude, the name's Ryan.

and I give up studying tonight. I cant find a list of possible topics or anything, and I just feel so overwhelmed, so screw it. I'm talking to my gf about it right now to see how far she is lol

 

I got one for ya.
i've been running two cars since I started driving. when one doesn't start, i jump in the other. except for thr time my brake pads split in half while getting parts for the other.
Of course that doesn't help you now either.

 

Scorpner- Yeah if i had 2 cars It would be alot better, except of course if both didnt start

305q_ta86 - 4 essays, how do you study

 

i did that for a while. But now my 87 just sits there and it's practically becomming a parts car.

 

FOUR?!?! huh? I thought it was just one position paper.. And I was going to study by just like reading the textbook and stuff? iono..

edit: I think I had only like 650 posts at the beginning of the day today..

 

yeah man i have 4 essays for my diploma

 

Ohh ok I thought you meant just for social, as in we had to write 4 on monday or something. just about shat a brick there.


edit: GOOD ***! Check out this Camaro that just appeared on cardomain... http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/769000/1

 

I write 4 essays on monday, just for social, then my 70 multiple choice on the 27th

 

Oh that aint good. I need to study like all day long..


Hey I just thought of something - couldnt you like call your parents and get them to bring home some starting fluid or something?

 

its not that though, it almost fired but i just need a fully charged battery, so tommorow morning my friends coming out (his car is at my house it wouldnt start either LOL) and hes bringing a truck to boost. So i should be ok. plus my parents are at a party and probably not going to be home for a while

 

YAY YAHOO YIPPEEEE, its running :lala: weeeeeeee.......lol yeah i got a boost, and wow, cranked for less then a second and VRROOOOOMMM....well, since its a v6 i wouldnt call it a vroom, more of a verrpphh.....yeah....lol...... :lala: <--- me after it started, cept i had clothes on

 

Good to hear!


Very good to hear.

 

i hate you lol

 

.... good work!

 

Think the warmer weather helped at all?

 

Haha sorry for calling you 305q_ta86, But I doubt about the weather, it was still freezing out today. But its supposed to go up to +7 :lala:

TPI-454 - thanx for all your help man, I guess it was that sticky choke

 

lol no worries. I wish I could change my username - 305q_ta86 is just annoying now.

 

It truly is haha