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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
It was 60F/15C here today.  I have a guest bedroom Sgt.Joe.   60F!! That's beach weather!  |
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Bearcat
Master Cruncher USA Joined: Jan 6, 2007 Post Count: 2803 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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My dam blazer won't start, I hate when it get's cold, once it get's around 25-30 below, it has a really hard time turning over, but I do have to give it some credit it is a 93 Run synthetic oil in it. That and a block heater and it will fire right up for you.
Crunching for humanity since 2007!
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hunterkasy
Senior Cruncher USA Joined: Dec 8, 2008 Post Count: 300 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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My dam blazer won't start, I hate when it get's cold, once it get's around 25-30 below, it has a really hard time turning over, but I do have to give it some credit it is a 93 A couple of things come to mind: 1. Lighter oil. 0-30 if you can find it. 2. Fresh spark plugs and wires - basically a tuneup 3. Fresh battery with clean terminals 4. Ethanol based gas - same as putting isopropyl alcohol in the tank except it is ethanol - absorbs moisture and prevents gas line freezeup. (If you do this make sure you have a spare fuel line filter ready.) 5. Tank heater, headbolt heater, block heater etc. 6. Heated garage Been there. It is no fun when they do not start. But what do I know ? It is colder where you are than it is here !!!  Cheers I want to thank-you for your advice, unfortunately their is some things I just can't do, because I live in a town house apartment and I am still unemployed with no money coming in. The oil that is used I believe is 5/30 I was told not to spend the money on new spark plugs because my head gasket is leaking. (I think that is what they said was leaking) battery is 3-4 years old never been disconnected since put in I use the cheapest gas I can I can't afford to put in a block heater some days I would kill for a heated garage but I don't know if the reason my blazer is not starting is due to the cold. it started Saturday afternoon really easy let it idle for 10 min to warm up then when I went to drive off it wanted to die on me when I press the gas pedal, the blazer pretty much stopped moving the engine slowed up so much that you could liturely count how many times the pistons were firing (I don't know if you could actually count them but it seemed like that) and when it was doing all of that the blazer was shaking, when I pressed the gas peddle it died, and it took me a few extra turns to get it running again, once it started I was able to drive around 10mpr to the store, I left it idle when I went in, idled fine, when I drove back home I thought whatever the problem was done with, so I pressed on the gas peddle and it started to do the same thing, the anything I did different was let off of the gas peddle and it started to run fine again, so I drove it at 10 mpr and that night I went to start it and it would just turn over didn't even fire or anything |
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ultimaThule
Veteran Cruncher Joined: Apr 27, 2007 Post Count: 825 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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4. Ethanol based gas - same as putting isopropyl alcohol in the tank except it is ethanol - absorbs moisture and prevents gas line freezeup. (If you do this make sure you have a spare fuel line filter ready.) Cheers Hello fellows  I think it is more important keep tank full as possible. Moisture is coming from air on tank. Mechanism is simply that air's capability to carry moisture will reduce with temperature, so when air is getting colder, moisture has to move somewhere from air. If there is no air on tank, then there cannot be moisture. Apropoo what size of block heaters you usyally use? Just wondering because you have those huge cars and 110V system.... We have small engines and 240V system.... So easy to melt hold car  |
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hunterkasy
Senior Cruncher USA Joined: Dec 8, 2008 Post Count: 300 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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last night I took out my battery, and brought it into the house, today I put a charger on it on the deep cycle setting, and I also put some heat in the gas tank
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
I want to thank-you for your advice, unfortunately their is some things I just can't do, because I live in a town house apartment and I am still unemployed with no money coming in. The Census Bureau is looking for people. They pay form 12-20 bucks an hour depending on the job. My brother is trying to get a job there since he too is unemployed. |
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Sgt.Joe
Ace Cruncher USA Joined: Jul 4, 2006 Post Count: 7695 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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but I don't know if the reason my blazer is not starting is due to the cold.it started Saturday afternoon really easy let it idle for 10 min to warm up then when I went to drive off it wanted to die on me when I press the gas pedal, the blazer pretty much stopped moving the engine slowed up so much that you could liturely count how many times the pistons were firing (I don't know if you could actually count them but it seemed like that) and when it was doing all of that the blazer was shaking, when I pressed the gas peddle it died, and it took me a few extra turns to get it running again, once it started I was able to drive around 10mpr to the store, I left it idle when I went in, idled fine, when I drove back home I thought whatever the problem was done with, so I pressed on the gas peddle and it started to do the same thing, the anything I did different was let off of the gas peddle and it started to run fine again, so I drove it at 10 mpr and that night I went to start it and it would just turn over didn't even fire or anything Sounds like it is flooding out. When you press on the gas the mixture is too rich and it will run very rough. Cause could be clogged air filter, or bad manifold absolute pressure sensor or oxygen sensor. Good advice from ultima thule about keeping the gas tank full. Another thing you might try is to go to a vocational school or a high school with an auto shop and see if they might diagnose the problem for free. If you know of anyone with a OBD-1 reader (On Board Diagnostic reader) they might be able to use that to diagnose your problem. Hope you find a job soon. Good luck
Sgt. Joe
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hunterkasy
Senior Cruncher USA Joined: Dec 8, 2008 Post Count: 300 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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got my blazer started, I am guessing it was some ice in the lines, it didn't start until I put 2 bottles of heat in it.
----------------------------------------btw, I ended up getting 24 beta's [Edit 1 times, last edit by hunterkasy at Jan 6, 2010 10:20:27 PM] |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
got my blazer started, I am guessing it was some ice in the lines, it didn't start until I put 2 bottles of heat in it. btw, I ended up getting 24 beta's I did not get a single one  |
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Dataman
Ace Cruncher Joined: Nov 16, 2004 Post Count: 4865 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Hey Brink. I received 8 of them. They are much more benign than the A's. Appears to be 4-8 hours run time. Keep warm. It was cooler here today ... only got up to 54F/6C ...
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