Turns over (and over, and over), but won't start??

[rcbrown23]

OK... it's DEFINITELY water in the tank. I syfined out about 8 gallons, and the last gallon was ALL milky and not gaslike. Smells very faint, too.

Now the problem is I can't seem to syfin out the rest of the gas. There's still just over half a tank in there, and my hose just come's up hitting air. I just tried to drain the tank via the plug underneath, and it stripped. F@ck.

I guess I'll keep the syfining up and hopefully make some progress.

[DaveVoorhis]

It might help to remove the fuel pump and siphon it out from the top. Then repair the tank, because a rusty filler neck has probably let water in.

Once you've siphoned all the crap out, put a bit of fresh fuel in the tank, temporarily disconnect the fuel feed at the engine, then run the fuel pump to flush the water out of the lines. Then reconnect the fuel feed at the engine and run the engine for a bit. Then siphon the fuel out of the tank to get rid of the water that will have been flushed out of the return line. Finally, replace the fuel filter. A can of fuel line antifreeze in a tank of fresh fuel should absorb any remaining water.

[rcbrown23]

Got the tank drained. The rest will have to wait till tomorrow... I'll let ya know how it goes, and thanks for the help. It doesn't go unappreciated

-brown

[632 Regal]

if you had water in the tank you will HAVE TO change the fuel filters!

[rcbrown23]

if you had water in the tank you will HAVE TO change the fuel filters!

Gotcha, and I will.

[rcbrown23]

One more question... do I NEED to change the filters before I put gas in and start it?

No one near me stocks the filters, so I have to order them. Will I do damage if I start the car, then change out the filters next week?

[BillionPa]

change the filters before.

[Jon K]

also - disconnect the fuel lines at the rails and keep priming the pump until the fluid that comes out is gasoline.

[rcbrown23]

Arggg... OK. Thanks.