2007 Sport Trac V8

[Decter]

Hello all,

On my way back from a deployment overseas currently, so please forgive that some of the below information is second hand.

I have stored my Sport Trac for the last six months at an outdoor storage facility. Prior to putting her away for a few months, I filled the tank, added a bottle of sea form, and let it run for 30 minutes. Then, I removed the battery.

My family just picked her up for me a few days ago, and is saying that during hard/harder acceleration it coughs/hesistant and has a slight knocking sound.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Nick

 

[FLOffroad]

You might have an issue with the fuel filter or injectors; that can be common when storing a vehicle for a while.

 

[Dlkjr18]

I second that. Same thing happened to me when I got back from a deployment. I changed the filter, ran some fuel injector cleaner through it and it was fine. Might be the gas too. Not sure how long gas can sit before it "goes bad."

 

[07LTDDSM]

You should not have filled the tank. Depending on how old the gas was when you got it from the gas station it probably only has another month of life.
I was deployed for 8 months and I just left it in a storage locker. I needed a jump start, but I filled her up with 93 and she's been running great ever since.

 

[Decter]

Hey guys,

Just wanted to follow up. Got home, vehicle is running fine. Seems like it was just old gas. Thanks to everyone for the responses.

Nick

 

[k1w1t1m]

That's great. Thanks for your sevice

 

[Decter]

Thank you for your support, my apologies for not responding sooner.