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crowman23

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VN 6 cyl 5 speed manual
I have a 6cyl VN 5 speed Manual that has been sitting for over 2 years + it will turn over but I cant get it to start, any ideas?
Howdy Thanks for the input it has been very usefull, I can now get it to Fire (with Start Ya Bastard) but it wont run is the Fuel Pump an internal or external unit?

Replaced Fuel Pump Started First Time
 
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Fuel pump would be my first guess... Get some 'start ya bastard' dump a good squirt in the intake and give it a kick or better yet get someone else to squirt it while you kick it over. Presuming you've checked for spark already?
 

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Dirty big huntsman being a prick and blocking the injector ports?

Check the crank angle sensor. Could be grotty.
 

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just buy a v8 lol
It's been sitting there for two years without being touched? Damn there are a dozen things i would do before even turning it over. I'm not touching this one with a ten foot clown pole, take it to a mechanic.
 

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I'm a mechanic. Get someone to smack the fuel tank while your cranking it. It's probably a fuel pump.
 

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im gona say stale fuel, if theres not much in the tank top her up with fresh just and try again for awhile... maybe even pull a fuel line n ignition on to dump some ot first
 

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Yeah, I'd empty the tank, fill up with new fuel, pull the fuel line and purge the old stuff into a can.
 
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