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ca0989 - 29 Jul 2008 01:23 GMT

i put just over 1 gallon of e85 fuel in my 97 dodge caravan by mitake
and run it for about 50 miles. know it will not start. please help

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maxpower - 29 Jul 2008 20:48 GMT

> i put just over 1 gallon of e85 fuel in my 97 dodge caravan by mitake
> and run it for about 50 miles. know it will not start. please help

I doubt very seriously if that is your problem. Go to the basics, fuel spark
and timing and check for fault codes

Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech

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clare at snyder dot ontario dot canada - 29 Jul 2008 23:55 GMT

>> i put just over 1 gallon of e85 fuel in my 97 dodge caravan by mitake
>> and run it for about 50 miles. know it will not start. please help
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>Glenn Beasley
>Chrysler Tech

Unless it was almost empty when the gallon of E85 was put in.
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maxpower - 30 Jul 2008 10:09 GMT

> >> i put just over 1 gallon of e85 fuel in my 97 dodge caravan by mitake
> >> and run it for about 50 miles. know it will not start. please help
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> Unless it was almost empty when the gallon of E85 was put in.
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I still cant see that causing a no start

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danny burstein - 30 Jul 2008 21:04 GMT

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>> >> i put just over 1 gallon of e85 fuel in my 97 dodge caravan by mitake
>> >> and run it for about 50 miles. know it will not start. please help
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>> Unless it was almost empty when the gallon of E85 was put in.

>I still cant see that causing a no start

Sure it would, if that's all the fuel he's got....

Speaking of which, is the 1997 Caravan certified for E-85?
I know the 1998 one is.

(Even if it isn't, of course, the original poster's car
shouldn't have been clobberred by the fuel).

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clare at snyder dot ontario dot canada - 30 Jul 2008 23:58 GMT

>> >> i put just over 1 gallon of e85 fuel in my 97 dodge caravan by mitake
>> >> and run it for about 50 miles. know it will not start. please help
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>I still cant see that causing a no start

At E50 or more the engine might be too lean to start without having a
"learning" period on the mix. Not likely - but possible. Easy to fix
though - just add gasoline.
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2oldskool55 - 15 Aug 2008 05:15 GMT

> i put just over 1 gallon of e85 fuel in my 97 dodge caravan by mitake
> and run it for about 50 miles. know it will not start. please help
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I like to stay simple so give the caravan a shot of starting fluid
and if it fires up and then dies just add 3 or 4 gallons of premium
fuel and you will be ok.

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