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Old Jan 10, 2010, 10:30 AM
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Car sitting for 2 weeks Help

So i went away for the holidays and left the Evo home. It was only two weeks to i thought nothing of it. I did put more air in the tires, left it on a soft surface more than 1/2 tank of gas.

I got back thursday night but didn't start her up till friday. She started up fine, I let her warm up good (15 min). Didn't do any WOT pulls that day or saturday that i was driving around. But last night I made a food run at 3am and decided to go WOT and car started stuttering. It was like she was trying to clear herself up, a fast pop pop pop pop pop sound. I have no clue what this may be, car was running great before all this. Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Old Jan 10, 2010, 10:35 AM
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Check to see if one of the IC pipes blew off.
Old Jan 10, 2010, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by ak47po
Check to see if one of the IC pipes blew off.
If one blew off it wouldn't boost right, Correct? and it's boosting fine.
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spark plugs...?
Old Jan 10, 2010, 10:54 AM
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Check your fuel pressure regulator vacum line. Otherwise maybe try and put some new gas in it. Ive had some friends with their sport bikes saying their gas has gone bad in 2 weeks time. I find it crazy but you never know worth a shot of mixing in some new plus some octane booster.
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It is happening to everyone around here in the NE. Just check all of the threads.

The Artic air is causing it. Some are regapping the plugs shorter.

All I did was turn down my boost.
Old Jan 10, 2010, 11:08 AM
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If you haven't filled it up with gas I would do that, maybe add some cleaner or dry gas?? I'm guessing some moistur got in the fuel the weather's been crazy the last couple weeks up here with snow, temps in the teens and then about freezing at points.
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Originally Posted by berts24
if you haven't filled it up with gas i would do that, maybe add some cleaner or dry gas?? I'm guessing some moisture got in the fuel the weather's been crazy the last couple weeks up here with snow, temps in the teens and then about freezing at points.
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Originally Posted by 4RETECH
It is happening to everyone around here in the NE. Just check all of the threads.

The Artic air is causing it. Some are regapping the plugs shorter.

All I did was turn down my boost.
x2 ı had a sımılar ıssue check the gap on the plugs
Old Jan 10, 2010, 02:31 PM
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Don't let it sit and idle for 15 minutes.
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Originally Posted by 4RETECH
It is happening to everyone around here in the NE. Just check all of the threads.

The Artic air is causing it. Some are regapping the plugs shorter.

All I did was turn down my boost.
X's 3 on this.
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Yeah man it's the plugs. It's happened to me before also.
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cold air is denser there for it makes the car run leaner than when is warmer and the car will knock. Lowering the boost would be your safest bet.
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Hey I started my car yesterday after 2 weeks ,its like freezing cold in here ,
The car started fine yesterday after 2 weeks ,I dint drove the car yesterday but I let
It idle for 10 mins and than shut it off .
Today when I tried to start the car its not starting ..
Plz help me where the problem cud be ..
Cud it be fould plugs ?
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^ is it cranking?


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