frozen gas?

[blueolds01]

i will try some sort of drygas before i drop the tank. i got it home tonight, cost me 8 bucks so im not so bummed.

lately when ive been driving my security light has come on. when it does i usually just turn the car off and turn it back on and it goes away. tonight i tried to reset the sercurity thing, some one brought it up to me. he to just to turn the key in the 'on' position for 5 minutes then try to start it. it didnt start. is there some other way of resetting it?

[jabartram]

security light, is key on for 10 mins at the least.

[blueolds01]

Originally Posted by jabartram

security light, is key on for 10 mins at the least.

ill put the battery charger on it tomarrow and let it go for 10 minutes. i really hope this is it. yes i killed the battery tring to start it...

[blueolds01]

Originally Posted by jabartram

security light, is key on for 10 mins at the least.

IT LIVES!!!! thank you sooo much! i turned the key on for a half hour and it started right up!

[CharleyO99Alero]

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By the way, common "rubbing alcohol" works if you have water in the tank. It mixes with both water & gasoline and, at less than $2 a quart bottle for 91%, it's a lot cheaper.


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[cherrington17]

^ just don't pour the whole thing in.

[natedawg9640]

you should invest in getting your key re-cut... sometimes the key gets worn down and the ignition gets mad at it...

[mike2002]

oh...and microwaves dont heat foot. we're not talking about a oven here, we're talking about exciting molecules and conventional heating is thrown out the window

someone liked skipping science class

[cherrington17]

that was in no way a personal attack.. more like an edcuational poking fun of. but if you took it personal, thats your problem.

and i will continue to protest the cooling of water issue, until you post something thats an accredited website. answerbag is just as useful as yahoogroups.

and yes, i know how microwaves work, i was just simplifiing the matter. but it could be argued that exciting molecules increases their rate of speed, thus providing friction leading to heat....

[mike2002]

your educational poking fun of wasn't to educational though...since you were wrong on both accounts

warm water can freeze faster. a simple online search or experiment can prove that. but this is getting to off topic

i see what your doing, and its to be expected. its obvious you were trying to take personal attacks by saying my "theory" (or rather fact) was idiotic. i know your point of view, hot water has to become cold water before it freezes but there are ALOT more things to take into account.

there are alot of unexplainable or hard to explain things in nature that arn't what common sense would tell you is right. Water is a big one. why does it expand when it freezes? we all know it does, and why, but this is very unusual because most chemicals are more dense when frozen...but if it didn't expand and become less dense, we wouldn't be here...life wouldn't, according to science.

[blueolds01]

why does the sercurity light come? it keeps coming on...

[natedawg9640]

i told you... get your key recut and it might save you another ten minutes in the cold for a while... either your key is getting worn and your ignition cylinder doesn't like it... or your ignition is getting worn and nobody likes it... try a new key and it might fix the problem for a while anyhow... otherwise... if your ignition is wearing out... you'll need a new one.

[blueolds01]

okay. ill get another key cut. is there anything else that would cause the security light to come on?

[mike2002]

Originally Posted by blueolds01

okay. ill get another key cut. is there anything else that would cause the security light to come on?

i dont think you scan your car, but i know on my car ive always got a scanner plugged into the obdII port and once in a while it sets the security light...this is known to happen.

[GoldStar611]

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releas...-wwf053106.php
I hate physics but now I wanna know if Hot distilled water freezes faster than Cold distilled water, which would rule out solutes. I say ya'll are both right. At any rate, I had to replace my fuel pump before 80K because I never changed out the fuel filter.

[Gr1m]

if you get another key cut and the problem still persists, you must replace your entire igy cylinder.

[blueolds01]

well i looked at it at school today and i found that it could be the gauge cluster too. but we dont have the scan tool that i need to scan for the security light so im gonna have to take it to a dealer if the new key doesnt do it.

[blueolds01]

i think im just gonna drive it till it breaks... they want 80 bucks to diagnois it at the dealer. the car hasnt shut off on me lately, we'll see how it goes. thanks for your help!

[Gr1m]

is that with a new key?

[meadus101]

With a stealership, I'd say Plugging in the code reader.