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Heya,
I have a 1991 Camaro RS V6 ATX. Yesterday it ran out of gas, and I had to run home to get some gas for it. The gas had been sitting in a 5 gallon can in my garage for maybe 2 months, we used it to fill our lawnmower. I ran back to the car and filled it up (probably around 4 gallons) and tried to start it.
It started up, but sputtered and hesitated and any pressure on the accerator caused it to stall. The fuel gauge reads a little above a quarter tank. Eventually after stalling out so many times it just refused to start. We pushed the car home using my Mom's car and left it outside.
I just tried to start it again (almost 12 hours later) and nothing.. The engine turns, and you can smell gas, but it just doesn't want to start. Something I had noticed is that the distinctive whine of the fuel pump is missing.. When I put the ignition into the "on" position before starting it I can always hear a whining coming from the rear of the car, which I have been told is the fuel pump warming itself up. I can't hear it anymore. What the hell happened? Did i just suck up a lot of sediment from my fuel tank and clogged the lines up? Or is the fuel pump shot?
Any help would be much appreciated, thank you very much.
I have a 1991 Camaro RS V6 ATX. Yesterday it ran out of gas, and I had to run home to get some gas for it. The gas had been sitting in a 5 gallon can in my garage for maybe 2 months, we used it to fill our lawnmower. I ran back to the car and filled it up (probably around 4 gallons) and tried to start it.
It started up, but sputtered and hesitated and any pressure on the accerator caused it to stall. The fuel gauge reads a little above a quarter tank. Eventually after stalling out so many times it just refused to start. We pushed the car home using my Mom's car and left it outside.
I just tried to start it again (almost 12 hours later) and nothing.. The engine turns, and you can smell gas, but it just doesn't want to start. Something I had noticed is that the distinctive whine of the fuel pump is missing.. When I put the ignition into the "on" position before starting it I can always hear a whining coming from the rear of the car, which I have been told is the fuel pump warming itself up. I can't hear it anymore. What the hell happened? Did i just suck up a lot of sediment from my fuel tank and clogged the lines up? Or is the fuel pump shot?
Any help would be much appreciated, thank you very much.
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