Deployment: Truck in storage, running rough now
Hey ya'll,
Just came back from a 6 month deployment. Before I left, the truck was running fine and my wife was driving it about once a month. The battery died two months in, and the truck has sat for 4 months now in the cold with about 1/8 tank of regular gas. I replaced the battery, checked fluids (needs an oil change), and tried to start it. After 4-5 good cranks the engine finally started up. I let it run for about 10 seconds, then shut it down. It ran very rough, with idle @ 1200 rpm, with some white smoke coming out of the exhaust. I can't imagine any serious issues with the motor, and I'm thinking it's just running rough because it hasn't run in 4 months, but I don't want to cause further issues. Any tips guys? |
First thing I would do is get some fresh gas in it. The old gas probably has water in it. Put a fuel additive in it that dilutes the water.
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I'm gonna top off the oil, add some Marvel Mystery Oil to the fuel tank, and add 5 gal of fresh gas to get it to the gas station. I'll get the oil change prob later this week.
Does the smoking sound normal on startup? |
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Originally Posted by glc
(Post 5136807)
What does this do? I just need something to make the 1/8 tank of gas that's in there usable to get it to the gas station. I also have a gas can to put some more in before I drive it. |
Should have stored it with a full tank. The heat is alcohol it will make the condensation water burn.
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What does this do? If you only have 1/8 tank, I'd drop the tank, drain and flush it. If what little gas you have is 6 months old, it's waterlogged and stale and the injectors are probably varnished up too. Get some fresh gas in there, put a couple bottles of that Iso-Heet in, and run it. When the tank is ready for another fill, change the fuel filter and put some Techron in the gas. |
Sounds like it was only a couple of months the wife drove it. Do the heat thing add some fresh gas. It'll be fine.
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