Originally Posted by
icebook1
When it did fire (on the first try in my video) it was initially sounding pretty bad, vaguely misfire-y. That cleared up the more I tried to start it.
If I let mine sit for three weeks (and I often do) its first start is a bit rough as well. Measuring fuel pressure is easy - it's like measuring tire pressure, so do it and you better see 56-58 pounds at the end of the fuel rail, Summit Racing has several test kits under $50 that work very well, I have one and it eliminates guessing at times like this - for $38, since I lived ten miles from a Summit store at the time I bought it.
But again as others have said, this sure looks all "Dead SKREEM" to me.
Personally, I do not believe in hooking a car to a battery tender (and your house wiring, therefore the electric grid) without yanking the battery cable. YOu are connecting the entire electrical system of the car to the dangers in the grid, thru a cheap Chinease-made battery charger? How could THAT possibly go wrong? Not that it's my bussiness what others do with their cars, but we have enough electrical issues with these cars - why no do what I do - Start the car and let it run 20 mins every three weeks and you don't need that damn piece of China-made crap hooked to your car. (PLEASE do not get the idea I give a damn what others do with their cars - I dont. I just don't understand why people take car maintenance advice from TV advertisements. )