Originally Posted by
datlas
Speaking of cars, we had a Saturn scare yesterday. It would not start. It cranked and cranked but would not catch. It had gone below freezing and there was only 1 gallon of fuel in the tank, so I got a ride to work from mrs datlas and a ride home from daughter #1. When I got home, I tried to crank it and it still would not catch, but I tried the "cold flood start" trick (accelerator to the floor) and it started right up. I filled the fuel tank and it worked fine this morning. My best guess is there was a smidge of (frozen) water in the fuel system that caused the problem.
Any comments??
Exactly this - why I was always warned to not let the tank get too low on an outside car in NY.