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Old 02-17-2007, 07:00 PM
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i think my car caught frostbite

We got buried in snow from Tuesday up to today for a total of 22" of snow (HOLY DOUBLE DEUCES BATMAN!!) and I haven't started my car since tuesday (since it was literally buried under the snow it took me 4 days to find it) so when I start, battery works, radio turns on but it doesn't start, a mild crank and thats it, so I think either my gas tank froze over (it was half full but i didn't know petrol froze!) or the extreme cold (it was -22 overnight and -5 when I tried to start it) drained my core (curse you sh!tty factory grounding!!), someone told me my gas froze over and to pour at least 2 gallons of gas in to get it to "stir" and then try to start it, I'm gonna try this first since I already have the gas if it doesn't work i'll try to jump start my car. Any other suggestions?

Next springtime project now will be ground my car so this doesn't happen again
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Old 02-17-2007, 07:14 PM
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Same thing happened to me the other day. Just give a few tries, give it a little gas and hope it starts.
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Old 02-18-2007, 08:16 AM
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Gas begins to freezzzzze at like -75 degrees.
Define a "mild crank"?
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Old 02-18-2007, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by XAugusta MoonX
Same thing happened to me the other day. Just give a few tries, give it a little gas and hope it starts.
how did it happen to you if you live in texas??????????
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Old 02-18-2007, 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by ImmaSquashYou
how did it happen to you if you live in texas??????????
hey man, we get below freezing temps here too. not -75 though hahaha. and snow in houston every once in a blue moon.

sorry for the OT
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