koda6966
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- Location
- The green part of NY.
- Vehicle Year
- 1988
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.9
- Transmission
- Automatic
Well, as some of you know I have an Escort that I use as a storage unit. Basically it sits in my yard full of boxes. I got to thinking today about how nice it would be if it actually ran, since it got 40 miles to the gallon back in it's prime. What some of you don't know.. is that it was trashed shortly after 9/11. 7 years of sitting in my yard can do a lot to a vehicle. I checked under it today, and it SEEMS like it doesn't have as much rust as I once thought. It just started rusting a while ago after someone removed the battery. It had an "electronic rust inhibitor" on it. So rust isn't an issue with it. What is an issue, is the possibility of a bent frame, and the fact that it wont start. There doesn't appear to be anything wrong with the engine, and as far as I know the transmission works fine. Right now, what I think the reason is for why it doesn't work is how it's had a full tank of gas.. for 7 years.. obviously we all know that gas goes bad in a tank after a while. So here's what I'm wondering, should I just drain the tank, and put a tad bit of fresh gas in it to see if it runs, or will I need to replace fuel lines, tank, filter, etc? I would be trying to spend as little money as possible. Since I still don't know if the frames bent and have no way to tell unless I can get it to run/move.