MikeM_66_Stang
New member
Hey y'all, haven't posted much on here yet but I've been reading a lot, and I definitely think you guys may be able to help me. I have a minor problem that I'd like some opinions on. Here's what happened:
Yesterday I finally fired up the 'Stang after it had been sitting about two months. I try to start it once a month or so in the winter, but it had been longer than normal. It started right up after only a few cranks, like it always does when it sits. I ran it for about a half hour in the driveway and circled the block a couple of times. No problems, ran like a champ.
Today a buddy came over and we changed the tranny oil. After we did that, we took it into town and filled it with gas, then put about twenty miles on it, just cruising at moderate speed. It ran perfectly until about 3 miles from home, then all of a sudden it started missing a lot and stalled every time I pressed the clutch. It would pop-start if I let the clutch out at speed, but stall again as soon as there was no load. We pulled over and started it several times. It always started and would run as long as I gave it gas, but stall every time as soon as I let it idle. We managed to get home by staying in gear the whole way and re-starting it every time we had to stop at a light. There are no loose plug wires, vacuum hoses, or fuel lines that I could find. The fuel pump is one of the few new things in the engine bay (less than 2 years old.)
One more item of relevance: I drove it less than 20 miles in the last year and I haven't put any fresh gas in since last April. It was down to about a quarter tank, and we filled it with 93 octane this morning.
My theory is that because of the old gas and the low level in the tank, maybe there might have been sediment or possibly water in the gas. I think this is a clogged fuel filter issue, and that's the first thing I plan to change. I will also add some fuel dryer additive to the gas to get rid of any water. But is there anything else this could possibly be? And if it's what I think it is, what else should I do? Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
Yesterday I finally fired up the 'Stang after it had been sitting about two months. I try to start it once a month or so in the winter, but it had been longer than normal. It started right up after only a few cranks, like it always does when it sits. I ran it for about a half hour in the driveway and circled the block a couple of times. No problems, ran like a champ.
Today a buddy came over and we changed the tranny oil. After we did that, we took it into town and filled it with gas, then put about twenty miles on it, just cruising at moderate speed. It ran perfectly until about 3 miles from home, then all of a sudden it started missing a lot and stalled every time I pressed the clutch. It would pop-start if I let the clutch out at speed, but stall again as soon as there was no load. We pulled over and started it several times. It always started and would run as long as I gave it gas, but stall every time as soon as I let it idle. We managed to get home by staying in gear the whole way and re-starting it every time we had to stop at a light. There are no loose plug wires, vacuum hoses, or fuel lines that I could find. The fuel pump is one of the few new things in the engine bay (less than 2 years old.)
One more item of relevance: I drove it less than 20 miles in the last year and I haven't put any fresh gas in since last April. It was down to about a quarter tank, and we filled it with 93 octane this morning.
My theory is that because of the old gas and the low level in the tank, maybe there might have been sediment or possibly water in the gas. I think this is a clogged fuel filter issue, and that's the first thing I plan to change. I will also add some fuel dryer additive to the gas to get rid of any water. But is there anything else this could possibly be? And if it's what I think it is, what else should I do? Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
