[DeTomaso] Engine stalls on start up -Help!!!

[Julian Kift]

If it's that low on gas you may have started picking up the dregs in the tank, which may have some water in it given hygroscopic nature of ethanol blended fuels. Also fuel evaporates from fuel bowls etc. and leaves a layer of varnish which takes a little while to wash back off. Do you aheva cold satrt (choke) circuit? If so is it manual or electric and functional?

Modern AGM batteries don't like being fully discharged, in fact it cuts their life in half, I always keep a trickle charger on the car when not in use for more than a week, there is likely always some level of parasitic drain.

Julian
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Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Engine stalls on start up -Help!!!

thanks Chuck--Will put trickle charge on this evening.  step 1 !


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Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Engine stalls on start up -Help!!!


Folks,Scenario:  1972-stock motor with Demon carb--ran great only a few months ago.  Took seats out ot reupholster.  Car sat for a
month Car starts and stalls Give it gas-fights to stay running
Observations:Very low on gasAmmeter pinned to right the entire minute  the car was fighting to run.

Added some gas--definitely off E but not a 1/4 tank  ran much longer but still had to feather gas to keep running--Ammeter pinned to
right all the time car was struggling to keep running
I haven't run the car in a month.
Suggestions?  Thoughts?  Thanks!!!

>>>First deal with the charging issue.

Any car (battery) stored for a while will likely need a top-off charge before driving.
It can be hard on the system when at max charge for longer periods.  Why strain the car's
electrical system.

*Put a trickle charger directly on the battery until charged.

As to the starting or running, it might be the fuel pump (weak, old, or diaphragm failing).
You symptoms may be fuel starvation.

Should I continue ?

Chuck

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   If it's that low on gas you may have started picking up the dregs in
   the tank, which may have some water in it given hygroscopic nature of
   ethanol blended fuels. Also fuel evaporates from fuel bowls etc. and
   leaves a layer of varnish which takes a little while to wash back off.
   Do you aheva cold satrt (choke) circuit? If so is it manual or electric
   and functional?

   Modern AGM batteries don't like being fully discharged, in fact it cuts
   their life in half, I always keep a trickle charger on the car when not
   in use for more than a week, there is likely always some level of
   parasitic drain.

   Julian
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   From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
   Panteratime via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2019 4:01 PM
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   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Engine stalls on start up -Help!!!

   thanks Chuck--Will put trickle charge on this evening.  step 1 !
   -----Original Message-----
   From: The DeTomaso Registry Guy <detomasoregistry at gmail.com>
   To: 'Panteratime' <panteratime at aol.com>
   Cc: List DeTomaso Forum <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   Sent: Sat, Jul 27, 2019 5:48 pm
   Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Engine stalls on start up -Help!!!
   Folks,Scenario:  1972-stock motor with Demon carb--ran great only a few
   months ago.  Took seats out ot reupholster.  Car sat for a
   month Car starts and stalls Give it gas-fights to stay running
   Observations:Very low on gasAmmeter pinned to right the entire minute
   the car was fighting to run.
   Added some gas--definitely off E but not a 1/4 tank  ran much longer
   but still had to feather gas to keep running--Ammeter pinned to
   right all the time car was struggling to keep running
   I haven't run the car in a month.
   Suggestions?  Thoughts?  Thanks!!!
   >>>First deal with the charging issue.
   Any car (battery) stored for a while will likely need a top-off charge
   before driving.
   It can be hard on the system when at max charge for longer periods.
   Why strain the car's
   electrical system.
   *Put a trickle charger directly on the battery until charged.
   As to the starting or running, it might be the fuel pump (weak, old, or
   diaphragm failing).
   You symptoms may be fuel starvation.
   Should I continue ?
   Chuck