Hi all, this is my first post here,
I have a 1989 LX 5.0 that unfortunately sat for several years without proper gas stabilization. Ultimately the gas went bad and the car was run. I emptied the gas tank and flushed it with fresh gas several times and now have clean non-oxygenated gas in the tank combined with a small amount of Seafoam. Here are my symptoms:
1. I go to start the car the first time and it rolls over for about 6 seconds or so then fires up but pretty much dies right away
2. I go to start again and it fires right away but I have to feather the throttle in order to get the RPM's up higher, if I were to go too much throttle it dies
3. I can eventually get the RPM's up high enough through feathering the throttle but trying to move the car in gear it has no power and wants to die.
It seems like it's being starved for gas...or maybe it's getting too much gas?!?! The only thing I have done besides putting in fresh gas is replace the fuel filter. I haven't looked to see what my exhaust looks like yet but I'll check that tonight. Outside of all this, any ideas what my problem could be?
Thanks in advance!
I have a 1989 LX 5.0 that unfortunately sat for several years without proper gas stabilization. Ultimately the gas went bad and the car was run. I emptied the gas tank and flushed it with fresh gas several times and now have clean non-oxygenated gas in the tank combined with a small amount of Seafoam. Here are my symptoms:
1. I go to start the car the first time and it rolls over for about 6 seconds or so then fires up but pretty much dies right away
2. I go to start again and it fires right away but I have to feather the throttle in order to get the RPM's up higher, if I were to go too much throttle it dies
3. I can eventually get the RPM's up high enough through feathering the throttle but trying to move the car in gear it has no power and wants to die.
It seems like it's being starved for gas...or maybe it's getting too much gas?!?! The only thing I have done besides putting in fresh gas is replace the fuel filter. I haven't looked to see what my exhaust looks like yet but I'll check that tonight. Outside of all this, any ideas what my problem could be?
Thanks in advance!