My wife has a Ford Taurus wagon that is maybe 10 to 12 years old. She bought a Toyota Camry last spring and I started driving the Taurus a few times each month. It always started easily. Around Christmas I didn't drive the car for around a month and on a cold winter day I tried to start it. The battery was charged and the engine turned over but it wouldn't start. The gas tank is full. I tried again a few more times over the next few weeks and finally the battery went dead.
Last week, I filled the battery with water (it was low) and charged the battery. The car still won't start. I've tried tapping the pas pedal, I've tried NOT tapping the pedal, it just won't start.
It's like it's not getting gas. Maybe the fuel pump froze during the winter. I'd like to pour a little gas in the carburetor and see if it would start but this car has fuel injection.
Before I tow it to a garage, anyone have any suggestions? No I can't trash the car, my wife's 15 year-old son wants to drive it.
-- David Swanger snipped-for-privacy@auburn.edu