Long time no see,
So end of 09 I left for college and left my car in my lil brothers care, but because of a divorce and it being left on the property of a mentally ill parent I only recently got her back. (Estimated time since I personally ran her would be.. 15ish months.). She's been ran once in a while by my bro, but she hasn't by any means been taken care of.
So now I've got her in a garage and 2 more weeks to get her running until my break's over. I just replace the fuel filter, oil/filter, spark plugs, and I've got a couple more things to do.
But what I'm experiencing for my main problem is this: when I turn the key, the car powers up. But when I try to start it, I hear a click and all power dies. Could it be the battery after sitting so long? Cranking at first sounded really strong, but now I get nothing. I replaced the alt shortly before leaving, and the battery was an 08 Everstart Max from Walmart. First time I tried this week she started right up, but after that she wouldn't run, even with a jump.
If I loosen the fuel filter and try there's a layer of gas on top, so I know that works (or tries to). I've got some fuel cleaners to throw in, and a relative added some gas with stabilizer a few months ago so that should be decent enough to run. I don't have anyone here to check for spark right now, it's just me.
Any advice or suggestions are very welcome! I feel bad for leaving my baby alone for so long and I'm trying to learn as much as I can to treat her right.
So end of 09 I left for college and left my car in my lil brothers care, but because of a divorce and it being left on the property of a mentally ill parent I only recently got her back. (Estimated time since I personally ran her would be.. 15ish months.). She's been ran once in a while by my bro, but she hasn't by any means been taken care of.
So now I've got her in a garage and 2 more weeks to get her running until my break's over. I just replace the fuel filter, oil/filter, spark plugs, and I've got a couple more things to do.
But what I'm experiencing for my main problem is this: when I turn the key, the car powers up. But when I try to start it, I hear a click and all power dies. Could it be the battery after sitting so long? Cranking at first sounded really strong, but now I get nothing. I replaced the alt shortly before leaving, and the battery was an 08 Everstart Max from Walmart. First time I tried this week she started right up, but after that she wouldn't run, even with a jump.
If I loosen the fuel filter and try there's a layer of gas on top, so I know that works (or tries to). I've got some fuel cleaners to throw in, and a relative added some gas with stabilizer a few months ago so that should be decent enough to run. I don't have anyone here to check for spark right now, it's just me.
Any advice or suggestions are very welcome! I feel bad for leaving my baby alone for so long and I'm trying to learn as much as I can to treat her right.
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